The National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Scope and terms of service

3. PART II THE MEDICAL LIST

   1. 4. Medical list

   2. 5. Application for inclusion in the medical list or to succeed to a vacancy

   3. 6. Amendment of or withdrawal from the medical list

   4. 7. Removal from the medical list

   5. 8. Local directory of family doctors

   6. 9. Amendment of local directory

4. PART III MEDICAL PRACTICES COMMITTEE

   1. 10. Appointment of members and tenure of office

   2. 11. Reports

   3. 12. Advertisement of vacancies

   4. 13. Selection of applicants by FHSA

   5. 14. Determination of applications by Medical Practices Committee

   6. 15. Conditions under which general medical services are to be provided

   7. 16. Variation of conditions

   8. 17. Appeal to the Secretary of State

   9. 18. Certificate that transaction does not involve sale of goodwill

5. PART IV GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES OTHER THAN CHILD HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SERVICES, CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES, MATERNITY MEDICAL SERVICES AND MINOR SURGERY SERVICES

   1. 19. Doctors' lists

   2. 20. Application for services

   3. 21. Assignment of persons to doctors

   4. 22. Change of doctor

   5. 23. Removal from doctor’s list

   6. 24. Limitation on number of persons on doctors' lists

   7. 25. Temporary provision of services

   8. 26. Temporary residents

6. PART V CHILD HEALTH SURVEILLANCE SERVICES, CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES, MATERNITY MEDICAL SERVICES AND MINOR SURGERY SERVICES

   1. 27. Child health surveillance list

   2. 28. Obtaining child health surveillance services

   3. 29. Obtaining contraceptive services

   4. 30. Obstetric list

   5. 31. Obtaining maternity medical services

   6. 32. Minor surgery list

   7. 33. Obtaining minor surgery services

7. PART VI PAYMENTS TO DOCTORS

   1. 34. Payments

   2. 35. Claims and overpayments

8. PART VII MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 36. Determination of question whether substance is a drug and recovery of cost

   2. 37. Publication of particulars

   3. 38. Appointment of medical adviser

   4. 39. Guidance to doctors

9. Signature

10. SCHEDULES

    1. 1

       Provisions conferring powers exercised in making these Regulations

    2. 2

       Terms of service for doctors

    3. 3

       1. Part I Application for inclusion in medical list

       2. Part II Application for filling a vacancy

       3. Part IIIA Information to be included in a report by FHSA to Medical Practices Committee in respect of application for inclusion in the medical list

       4. Part IIIB Information to be included in report by additional FHSAs to Medical Practices Committee in respect of application for inclusion in the medical list

       5. Part IIIC Information to be included in report by FHSA to Medical Practices Committee in respect of restricted list application

       6. Part IIID Information to be included in report by FHSA to Medical Practices Committee in respect of restricted services application

       7. Part IV Information to be included in a report by FHSA concerning adequacy of services

       8. Part V Information to be included in a report by FHSA on death, withdrawal or removal of a doctor from the medical list

       9. Part VI Information to be included in an application for the variation of a condition imposed in connection with inclusion in the medical list

       10. Part VII Information to be supplied by FHSA with regard to doctors' lists

       11. Part VIII Information to be supplied by doctor applying for inclusion in a child health surveillance list

       12. Part IX Information to be supplied by doctor applying for inclusion in a minor surgery list

       13. Part X Information to be supplied by doctor applying for inclusion in an obstetric list

    4. 4

       Child health surveillance services

    5. 5

       1. Part I Criteria to be considered before inclusion in an obstetric list

       2. Part II Maternity medical services

    6. 6

       Minor surgery procedures

    7. 7

       Form of certificate to be issued by the Medical Practices Committee under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 10 to the National Health Service Act 1977

    8. 8

       Doctors' hours—

       1. Part I Any application pursuant to paragraph 29 of the terms of service

       2. Part II Additional information in the case of restricted principals

       3. Part III Additional information in the case of applications for 4 day availability

       4. Part IV Illustrative list of health-related activities

    9. 9

       List of prescribed medical certificates

    10. 10

        Drugs and other substances not to be prescribed for supply under pharmaceutical services

    11. 11

        Drugs to be prescribed for supply under pharmaceutical services only in certain circumstances

    12. 12

        Information to be included in practice leaflets

    13. 13

        Information to be provided in annual reports

11. Explanatory Note