2003 No. 2863
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (General Medical Services etc.) (Patients' Forums) Amendment Regulations 2003

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 29, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 19771 and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (General Medical Services etc.) (Patients' Forums) Amendment Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st December 2003.

(2)

These Regulations apply to England only.

Amendment of the General Medical Services Regulations2.

In Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations2 (terms of service for doctors), at the end of paragraph 51 (incorporation of provisions of regulations etc.), there shall be added—“and

(c)

so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 20033 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the doctor or where general medical services are provided.”.

Amendment of the General Dental Services Regulations3.

In Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 19924 (terms of service for dentists), at the end of paragraph 2 (incorporation of provisions of regulations), there shall be added—“and

(d)

so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the dentist or where general dental services are provided.”.

Amendment of the General Ophthalmic Services Regulations4.

In Schedule 1 to the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 19865 (terms of service), at the end of paragraph 2 (incorporation of provisions), there shall be added—“and

(e)

so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the contractor or where general opthalmic services are provided.”.

Amendment of the Pharmaceutical Regulations5.

In Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 19926, at the end of paragraph 2 (incorporation of provisions), there shall be added—“and

(d)

so much of regulation 3 of the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003 as relate to the entry and inspection of premises either owned or controlled by the chemist or doctor or where pharmaceutical services are provided.”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Rosie Winterton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992, the National Health Service (General Dental Services) Regulations 1992, the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 and the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992, which regulate the terms upon which general medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services and pharmaceutical services respectively are provided under the National Health Service Act 1977, so as to incorporate into those terms certain duties relating to the entry and inspection of premises imposed on providers of services by the Patients' Forums (Functions) Regulations 2003.