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61.—(1) The contractor must ensure that any medical practitioner performing services under the contract—
(a)participates in the appraisal system provided by the Health Board unless the practitioner participates in an appropriate appraisal system provided by another health service body or is an armed forces GP; and
(b)co‑operates with any assessment process which the Health Board operates in relation to poorly performing doctors, as set out in NHS circular PCA(M)(2001)17(1).
(2) The Health Board must provide an appraisal system for the purposes of sub‑paragraph (1)(a) after consultation with the area medical committee and such other persons as appear to the Health Board to be appropriate.
(3) In sub‑paragraph (1)—
“armed forces GP” means a medical practitioner who is employed on a contract of service by the Ministry of Defence, whether or not as a member of the United Kingdom Armed Forces of Her Majesty; and
“health service body” does not include any person who is to be regarded as a health service body in accordance with regulation 13.
Published by the then Scottish Executive as NHS Circular PCA(M)(2001)(17), copies available at http://www.sehd.scot.nhs.uk/pca/pca2001(m)17.htm.
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