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The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004

64.—(1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2004(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) in the definition of “chemist”, for “a Primary Care Trust” substitute “the National Health Service Commissioning Board”,

(b) after the definition of “childhood vaccinations and immunisations” insert—

““clinical commissioning group” means a body established under section 14D of the National Health Service Act 2006;”,

(c) in the definition of “medical card”—

(i) omit “Primary Care Trust,”, and

(ii) after “Social Services Board” insert “or the National Health Service Commissioning Board”,

(d) after the definition of “the NHS dispute resolution procedure” insert—

““NHSLA” means the National Health Service Litigation Authority established as a Special Health Authority by the National Health Service Litigation Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 1995;”,

(e) omit the definition of “NPSA”, and

(f) omit the definition of “Primary Care Trust”.

(3) In regulation 4 (conditions: general)—

(a) in paragraph (2)(b)(ii), omit “Primary Care Trust,”, and

(b) in paragraph (3)(b)(ii), omit “a Primary Care Trust,”.

(4) In regulation 5 (general condition relating to all contracts), after paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) References in paragraph (2)(c) to a health service body include a Strategic Health Authority and a Primary Care Trust.”

(5) Schedule 6 (other contractual terms) is amended as follows.

(6) In paragraph 22(1)(b) (removal from lists if patients registered elsewhere), for “a Primary Care Trust,” substitute “the National Health Service Commissioning Board,”.

(7) In paragraph 67(1)(b) (appraisal and assessment), for “NPSA” substitute “NHSLA”.

(8) In paragraph 95(2) (co-operation with investigations), in the definition of “NHS body”, for “a Strategic Health Authority, a Primary Care Trust,” substitute “a clinical commissioning group, the National Health Service Commissioning Board,”.

(9) In paragraph 111 (other grounds for termination by the Local Health Board), after sub-paragraph (5) insert—

“(6) References in sub-paragraph (2)(d) to a health service body include a Strategic Health Authority and a Primary Care Trust.”

(1)

S.I. 2004/478 (W. 48). The relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2006/358.