Duty to consult and collaborate6

1

For the purposes of exercising the regulation 4(1) function, the Board must consult and collaborate with the registered pharmacist, or a person representing the registered pharmacist, of every trust.

2

In this regulation—

a

“the registered pharmacist” means a person falling within the definition of “registered pharmacist” in section 275 (interpretation) of the 2006 Act who has been nominated by a trust for the purposes of paragraph (1); and

b

“trust” means—

i

a body in England established by an order made under section 25(1) of the 2006 Act as a National Health Service trust8; or

ii

a body included in the register referred to in section 39(1) of the 2006 Act9 (register of NHS foundation trusts).