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The National Health Service (Coronavirus) (Charges and Further Amendments Relating to the Provision of Primary Care Services During a Pandemic etc.) Regulations 2020
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Amendment of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013
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4.—(1) The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 6(2) (subsequent assessments)—
(a)before paragraph (1) insert—
“(A1) Any HWB that has not published a pharmaceutical needs assessment before 1st July 2020 must publish its first pharmaceutical needs assessment by 1st April 2022.
(A2) Any HWB that has published a pharmaceutical needs assessment before 1st July 2020 must publish a revised assessment by 1st April 2022 (but it is not required to publish a revised assessment before that date).”;
(b)in paragraph (1), for “pharmaceutical needs assessment,” substitute “or a revised assessment required by 1st April 2022 by virtue of paragraph (A2),”; and
(c)in paragraph (2), before “A HWB must make” insert “After it has published its first or a revised assessment required by 1st April 2022 by virtue of paragraph (A1) or (A2),”,
and in its heading, after “assessments” insert “and later first assessments”.
(3) In Schedule 2 (applications in respect of pharmaceutical lists and the procedures to be followed), in paragraph 34 (taking effect of listing decisions: general)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for “6 months” substitute “12 months”; and
(b)after sub-paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) In any case where a longer period allowed by virtue of sub-paragraph (4)(c)—
(a)began in the 3 months prior to the coming into force of the Coronavirus Regulations, that longer period is extended so that it ends on the day that is 6 months after the day on which the Coronavirus Regulations came into force; and
(b)ended in the 6 months prior to the coming into force of the Coronavirus Regulations, that longer period is treated as having not ended and is extended so that it ends on the day that is 6 months after the day on which the Coronavirus Regulations came into force.
(7) In this paragraph, “the Coronavirus Regulations” means the National Health Service (Coronavirus) (Charges and Further Amendments Relating to the Provision of Primary Care Services During a Pandemic etc.) Regulations 2020.”.
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