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

Annual return and review

79.—(1) The contractor shall submit an annual return relating to the contract to the Local Health Board which shall require the same categories of information from all persons who hold contracts with that Local Health Board.

(2) Following receipt of the return referred to in sub-paragraph (1), the Local Health Board shall arrange with the contractor an annual review of its performance in relation to the contract.

(3) Either the contractor or the Local Health Board may, if it wishes to do so, invite the Local Medical Committee for the area of the Local Health Board to participate in the annual review.

(4) The Local Health Board shall prepare a draft record of the review referred to in sub-paragraph (2) for comment by the contractor and, having regard to such comments, shall produce a final written record of the review.

(5) A copy of the final record referred to in sub-paragraph (4) shall be sent to the contractor.