The General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004

Definitions

57.  In this Part—

“the 1997 Act” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(1);

“contractor” means—

(a)

where a Primary Care Trust is not providing services under a transitional agreement, a person, other than the Primary Care Trust, who is a party to a transitional agreement, or

(b)

where a Primary Care Trust is providing services under a transitional agreement, that Primary Care Trust;

“the Implementation Directions” means the Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities Implementation of Pilot Schemes (Personal Medical Services) Directions 2003 dated 10th November 2003(2);

“the NHS dispute resolution procedure” means the procedure for resolution of disputes specified in paragraphs 95 and 96 of Schedule 5 to the Personal Medical Services Agreements Regulations;

“personal medical services” means medical services of a kind that could have been provided by a general medical practitioner in accordance with arrangements made under Part 2 of the 1977 Act prior to 1st April 2004;

“pilot scheme agreement” means an agreement which constitutes or agreements which together constitute a pilot scheme under Part 1 of the 1997 Act under which personal medical services are provided;

“relevant body” means—

(a)

where a contractor is a party to a transitional agreement with a Primary Care Trust, that Primary Care Trust, and

(b)

where a contractor is a party to a transitional agreement with a Strategic Health Authority, that Strategic Health Authority;

“Services List Regulations” mean the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Services List) and the (General Medical Services Supplementary List) and (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2003(3).

(1)

1997 c. 46.

(2)

These directions are available on the Department of Health’s website at www.dh.gov.uk or a copy can be obtained by writing to the Department of Health, P.O. Box 777, London SE1 6XH.

(3)

S.I. 2003/2644.