The National Health Service Pension Scheme and Injury Benefits (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Amendment of regulation A2

3.  In regulation A2 (interpretation)—

(a) at the appropriate place in the alphabetical order, insert—

““the 2008 scheme” means the provisions of the National Health Service Pension Scheme set out in the National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2008;”

““electronic communication” has the meaning given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000(1);”;

(b) in the definition of “APMS contract” and “APMS contractor”, for “80(2)(b)” substitute “83(2)(b)”;

(c) in the definition of “employing authority”, omit paragraph (f);

(d) after the definition of “GDS contract” insert—

““general ophthalmic services” means—

(a)

as regards England, mandatory services and additional services as defined in regulation 2(1) of the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008(2), and

(b)

as regards Wales, general ophthalmic services within the meaning of section 71(10) of the 2006 (Wales) Act;”;

(e) after the definition of “GMS practice” insert—

““GOS contract” means a contract under section 117 of the 2006 Act (general ophthalmic services contracts) for the provision of mandatory services and additional services as defined in regulation 2(1) of the General Ophthalmic Services Contracts Regulations 2008;”;

(f) in the definition of “host Trust or Board”, for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) in respect of a registered medical practitioner, means each Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board with whom the practitioner is contracted, or has entered into an agreement, to provide GMS, PMS or APMS and, where appropriate, on whose medical performers list the practitioner’s name appears;”;

(g) in the definition of “OOH services”, for “GMS practice to patients to whom the practice is required by its GMS contract” substitute “GMS practice, PMS practice or an APMS contractor to patients to whom the practice or contractor is required by its contract or agreement”;

(h) after the definition of “OOH services”, insert—

““ophthalmic provider” means a registered medical practitioner who is included in an ophthalmic list kept and published by a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board pursuant to regulation 6(1) of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986(3) (ophthalmic list);”;

(i) for the newly inserted definition of “ophthalmic provider”, substitute—

““ophthalmic provider” means a registered medical practitioner who—

(a)

as regards England—

(i)

is included in an ophthalmic performers list prepared and published by a Primary Care Trust pursuant to regulation 3(1) of the National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004(4) (performers lists); and

(ii)

holds a GOS contract; and

(b)

as regards Wales, is included in an ophthalmic list kept and published by a Local Health Board pursuant to regulation 6(1) of the National Health Service (General Ophthalmic Services) Regulations 1986 (ophthalmic list);”;

(j) in the definition of “type 1 medical practitioner”, after “means” insert “an ophthalmic provider or”.

(1)

2000 c.7.

(2)

S.I. 2008/1185.

(3)

S.I.1986/975.

(4)

S.I. 2004/585.