SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6Pilot schemes

Effect of proposals on existing services

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1

Proposals for a pilot scheme submitted under paragraph 2, or included in an application for preliminary approval of proposals under paragraph 4, must include—

a

an assessment by the Local Health Board of the likely effect of the implementation of the proposals in the area of the Local Health Board on the services mentioned in sub-paragraph (2),

b

any assessment supplied to the Local Health Board by another Local Health Board under sub-paragraph (4).

2

The services are—

a

pharmaceutical services,

b

local pharmaceutical services provided under existing pilot schemes or LPS schemes,

c

primary medical services.

3

If it appears to a Local Health Board that the proposals would, if implemented, affect any of the services mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) provided in the area of another Local Health Board, it must consult that other Local Health Board about the proposals before submitting them under paragraph 2 or including them in an application for preliminary approval under paragraph 4.

4

A Local Health Board consulted under sub-paragraph (3) must prepare an assessment of the likely effect of the implementation of the proposals on those services and supply it to the Local Health Board which consulted it.