(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (“the principal Regulations”), which set out the framework for general medical services contracts under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
Regulation 2(2) amends the termination provision in paragraph 99A of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations so that paragraph 99A properly reflects the policy.
Regulation 2(3) and (4) amends the termination provisions in paragraphs 101 and 101A of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations to amend the circumstances when a Health Board may terminate a contract.