The National Health Service (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Community Pharmaceutical Services and Optometrist Prescribing) Regulations 2009

Amendment of regulation 16

32.  In regulation 16 (sharing of information received)—

(a) after paragraph (1) insert the following paragraph—

“(1A) Where a Primary Care Trust—

(a) terminates an LPS scheme on any ground specified in paragraphs 29 to 31 of Schedule 2, it must consider whether its reasons for doing so raise any question about—

(i) the contractor’s suitability to be a contractor, or

(ii) the fitness to practise of a pharmacist employed by the contractor; or

(b) is entitled to or has served a notice on a contractor under paragraphs 29 to 31 of Schedule 2 but the contractor’s LPS scheme is terminated on other grounds, the Primary Care Trust must consider whether the reasons why it served or was entitled to serve a notice under those paragraphs raise any question about—

(i) the contractor’s suitability to be a contractor, or

(ii) the fitness to practise of a pharmacist employed by the contractor.”; and

(b) in paragraph (2) for “the information does raise such a question, it must pass the information it has received” substitute “a question referred to in paragraph (1) or (1A) is raised, it must pass on its concerns and any relevant supporting evidence”.