Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 No. 1265 (NI. 14)

PART VI N.I. GENERAL HEALTH SERVICES

[F1 Pharmaceutical services] N.I.

F1 Art. 63 cross-heading inserted (26.3.2008) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 2), ss. 10(1), 18(1)(a)

Arrangements for pharmaceutical services N.I.

63 .F2   [F3 (1) Every Health and Social Services Board shall, in accordance with regulations, make arrangements in respect of its area for the[F4 provision] to persons who are in that area of—

(a)

proper and sufficient drugs and medicines and listed appliances which are ordered for those persons by a medical practitioner in pursuance of his functions—

(i)

in providing any service in pursuance of this Order; or

(ii)

in the [F5 health care] established in pursuance of section 1 of the National Health Service Act 1977 [1977 c.49] or section 1 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 [1978 c.29] ; or

(iii)

in the armed forces of the Crown (excluding forces of a Commonwealth country and forces raised in a colony);F6 . . .

(b)

listed drugs and medicines which are ordered for those persons by a dental practitioner in pursuance of such functions;F7 . . .

(bb)

[F8 listed drugs and medicines and listed appliances which are ordered for those persons by[F9 a pharmacist or] a prescribed description of registered nurse, midwife or health visitor in pursuance of such functions; and]

(c)

[F10 such services as may be prescribed;]

[F11 and the services provided in accordance with the arrangements are, together with additional pharmaceutical services provided in accordance with a direction under Article 63A, referred to in this Order as “pharmaceutical services”.]

[F12 (2) Regulations shall provide for securing that arrangements made by a Health and Social Services Board under paragraph (1) will enable persons in the Board's area for whom drugs, medicines or appliances mentioned in that paragraph are ordered as there mentioned[F13 , or to whom services mentioned in paragraph (1)(c) are to be provided] to receive them from persons with whom such arrangements have been made.

(2A) F14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2B) F14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2C) F14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2D) F14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]

(3) Before making any regulations under this Article, the Ministry shall consult such organisations as appear to the Minister to be representative of the pharmaceutical profession.

F15 [(4) In this Article “listed” means included in a list for the time being approved for the purposes of this Article by the Department.]

F2 mod. by SR 2004/259

F3 1978 NI 26

F4 1991 NI 1

F5 Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), s. 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(b); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2

F6 1992 NI 18

F7 1992 NI 18

F8 1992 NI 18

F9 2003 NI 9

F10 1991 NI 1

F11 1997 NI 7

F12 1986 NI 20

F13 1991 NI 1

F14 Art. 63(2A)-(2D) repealed (26.3.2008) by Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 2), ss. 10(2), 18(1)(a)(c), Sch. 2 Pt. 1

F15 1978 NI 26