National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997

37 Expenditure of Health Boards

(1) In section 85 of the 1978 Act (expenses of certain bodies), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1AA) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the amount allotted by the Secretary of State to a Health Board under subsection (1) shall include provision for expenditure of that Board which is attributable to—

(a) remuneration which is paid to persons providing additional pharmaceutical services (in accordance with directions under section 27A), in respect of such of those services as are designated; or

(b) remuneration which is—

(i) paid to persons providing general medical services under Part II;

(ii) determined by the Health Board concerned; and

(iii) of a designated description.

(1AB) In subsection (1AA), “designated” means designated in writing by the Secretary of State for the purposes of that subsection and in relation to the allotment in question.”

(2) In subsection (2) at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (1AA),”.