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30.—(1) An NHS pharmacist or their staff must not give, promise or offer to any person any gift or reward (whether by way of a share of or dividend on the profits of the business or by way of discount or rebate or otherwise) as an inducement to or in consideration of the person presenting an order for drugs or appliances on a prescription form or repeatable prescription.
(2) Promising, offering or providing a compliance aid or a home delivery service is not a “gift or reward” for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1).
(3) In the case of the provision of appliances, neither an NHS pharmacist nor any person employed or engaged by that NHS pharmacist must accept or receive any gift or reward in respect of only—
(a)providing contact details of alternative NHS pharmacists or NHS appliance contractors pursuant to paragraph 11(2)(b), 12(4) or 20(2)(b), or
(b)referring a prescription form or repeatable prescription to another NHS pharmacist or NHS appliance contractor pursuant to paragraph 11(2)(a) or 20(2)(a) and providing no additional service in connection with the item on that prescription.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 30 in force at 1.10.2020, see reg. 1(2)(b)
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