The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018

Amendment of the National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Regulations 2018

15.  In schedule 1 (content of agreements)—

(a) in paragraph 12(2) (prescribing) for “; and” substitute “.”;

(b) in paragraph 15(1) (excessive prescribing) for “was” substitute “is”;

(c) in paragraph 33(5)(c) (sub-contracting of clinical matters) after “December” insert “2010”;

(d) in paragraph 36(1)(a) (records) for “the purpose” substitute “that purpose”;

(e) in paragraph 40 (patient online appointment services)—

(i) omit “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(a);

(ii) in sub-paragraph (3) insert “.” after “accordingly”; and

(iii) in sub-paragraph (5)(a) for “book” substitute “book,”;

(f) in paragraph 43 (provision of information to a medical officer etc)—

(i) in the heading insert “.” after “etc”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (4)—

(aa) in head (c) for “Health Professions Council” substitute “Health and Care Professions Council”; and

(bb) in head (d) for “Health Professions Council” substitute “Health and Care Professions Council”;

(g) in paragraph 44(7) (annual return and review) for “(2)” substitute “(5)”;

(h) in paragraph 56 (local resolution of contract disputes – Local Dispute Resolution Process)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (1), in paragraph (c) of the definition of “local resolution approved mediator functions”, for “(9).” substitute “(9);”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (9) for “(4)” substitute “(6)”;

(i) in paragraph 57 (dispute resolution: non-NHS agreements)—

(i) for the heading “Dispute resolution: non-NHS agreements” substitute the heading “Dispute resolution: non-NHS contracts”; and

(ii) in sub-paragraph (1) for “an NHS agreement” substitute “an NHS contract”;

(j) in paragraph 68 (other grounds for termination by the Health Board)—

(i) in sub-paragraph (3)(l)(i) for “anybody; or” substitute “any body; or”; and

(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (3)(m)(v) omit “or”;

(k) at the end of paragraph 69(2)(n) (other grounds for termination by the Health Board for agreements entered into on or after 22nd December 2010) omit “or”;

(l) in the heading to paragraph 73 (termination by the Health Board: additional provisions specific to agreements with one or more companies limited by shares) for “companies limited by shares” substitute “bodies corporate”; and

(m) in paragraph 76(2)(c) (agreement sanctions and the dispute resolution procedure) insert “—” after the second occurrence of “either”.