2014 No. 2721
The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2014
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 84(3)(c), 89(1) and (2)(a), 94(1) and 272(7) and (8) of the National Health Service Act 20061, makes the following Regulations.
PART 1General
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2014.
2
They come into force on 10th November 2014 except regulations 3 and 5 which come into force on 1st December 2014.
PART 2Amendment of Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations
Amendment of paragraph 39A of Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations2
In Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations4 (other contractual terms), in paragraph 39A (electronic prescriptions)—
a
after the words “issue the patient” in sub-paragraph (3)(a) insert “, if the patient so requests,”; and
b
for the words “if he so requests” in sub-paragraph (3)(b) substitute “if the patient so requests”.
Insertion of new paragraph 76ZA into Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations3
In Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations (other contractual terms), after paragraph 76 (practice leaflet), insert—
Friends and Family Test76ZA
1
A contractor must give all patients who use the contractor’s practice the opportunity to provide feedback about the service received from the practice through the Friends and Family Test.
2
The contractor must—
a
report the results of completed Friends and Family Tests to the Board; and
b
publish the results of such completed tests at local level,
in the manner approved by the Board5
3
In this paragraph, “Friends and Family Test” means the arrangements that a contractor is required by the Board to implement to enable its patients to provide anonymous feedback about the patient experience at the contractor’s practice.
PART 3Amendment of Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations
Amendment of paragraph 38A of Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations4
In Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations6 (other contractual terms), in paragraph 38A (electronic prescriptions)—
a
after the words “issue the patient” in sub-paragraph (3)(a) insert “, if the patient so requests,”; and
b
for the words “if he so requests” in sub-paragraph (3)(b) substitute “if the patient so requests”.
Insertion of new paragraph 72ZA into Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations5
In Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations (other contractual terms), after paragraph 72 (contractor’s leaflet) insert—
Friends and Family Test72ZA
1
A contractor which provides essential services must give all patients who use the contractor’s practice the opportunity to provide feedback about the service received from the practice through the Friends and Family Test.
2
The contractor must—
a
report the results of completed Friends and Family Tests to the Board; and
b
publish the results of such completed tests at local level,
in the manner approved by the Board7
3
In this paragraph, “Friends and Family Test” means the arrangements that a contractor which provides essential services is required by the Board to implement to enable its patients to provide anonymous feedback about the patient experience at the contractor’s practice.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)