The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Made: 10th February 2015

Laid before Parliament: 17th February 2015

Coming into force: 1st April 2015

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PART 1 — General

Citation, commencement and interpretation

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PART 2 — Amendment of the GMS Contracts Regulations

Amendment of regulation 2 of the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of regulation 10 of the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Insertion of new regulation 24A into the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of regulation 26B of the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 4A into Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 4B into Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 11 of Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 15A into Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 25 of Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 68 of Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 74C of Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Substitution of paragraph 76ZA of the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 77A into Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 100 of Schedule 6 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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Amendment of Schedule 10 to the GMS Contracts Regulations

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PART 3 — Amendment of the PMS Agreements Regulations

Amendment of regulation 2 of the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Amendment of regulation 9 of the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Insertion of new regulation 15A into the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Amendment of regulation 18B of the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 9 of Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 13ZA into Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 13ZB into Schedule 5 the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 14A into Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 24 of Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 70D of Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Substitution of paragraph 72ZA of Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Insertion of new paragraph 73A into Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Amendment of paragraph 94 of Schedule 5 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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Amendment of Schedule 10 to the PMS Agreements Regulations

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PART 4 — Transitional provision applying to the amendments made by regulations 3, 15, 18 and 29

Transitional provision relating to disputes in respect of which proceedings have commenced before 3rd November 2014

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Earl Howe — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — Department of Health — 10th February 2015

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006.c.41. The National Health Service Act 2006 (“the Act”) was amended by the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) and relevant amendments to section 89 were made by section 202(2) and paragraph 34 of Schedule 4, and to section 94 by paragraph 38 of Schedule 4. See section 275(1) of the Act for the meaning given to “prescribed” and “regulations”. The powers exercised in making these Regulations are exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to England only, by virtue of section 271(1) of the Act.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2004/291; as amended by S.I. 2004/865, 906 and 2694, S.I. 2005/893 and 3315, S.I. 2006/501, S.I. 2007/3491, S.I. 2008/1700, S.I. 2009/309, 2205 and 2230, S.I. 2010/22, 231 and 578, S.I. 2012/970, 1479, 1909, 1916 and 2404, S.I. 2013/363 and S.I. 2014/465, 1887 and 2721.

[^f00003]: S.I. 2004/627; as amended by S.I. 2004/906 and 2694, S.I. 2005/893, 3315, 3491, S.I. 2006/501, S.I. 2007/3491, S.I. 2008/1700, S.I. 2009/309, 2205 and 2230, S.I. 2010/22, 231, 234, 478, 578 and 1621, S.I. 2012/970, 1479, 1909, 1916 and 2404, S.I. 2013/363 and S.I. 2014/465, 1887 and 2721.

[^f00004]: There are no relevant amendments to regulation 2(1).

[^f00005]: 2006 c.52; a relevant amendment to section 374 was made by section 44(3) and (4) of the Defence Reform Act 2014 (c.20).

[^f00006]: Regulation 10 was amended by S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00007]: Regulation 24 was amended by S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00008]: Section 98A of the 2006 Act was inserted by section 49(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7).

[^f00009]: Regulation 26B was inserted by S.I. 2013/363 and was substituted by S.I. 2015/465.

[^f00010]: Paragraph 4 of Schedule 6 was amended by S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00011]: The World Health Organisation Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire can be accessed at http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/sbi/en/. Further information about the test, and the questionnaires themselves, is available in hard copy from NHS England, PO Box 16738, Redditch, B97 7PT.

[^f00012]: ()NHS Choices is the website available at http://www.nhs.uk which provides information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments and local services including GP services.

[^f00013]: Paragraph 11 was substituted by S.I. 2014/465.

[^f00014]: The document entitled “National Quality Standards in the Delivery of Out of Hours Services” published on 20th July 2006 is available at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130107105354/http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4137271. Hard copies may be obtained from the Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS.

[^f00015]: Paragraph 15 was amended by S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00016]: Defence Medical Services is an umbrella organisation within the Ministry of Defence responsible for the provision of medical, dental and nursing services in the United Kingdom to members of the armed forces of the Crown.

[^f00017]: Paragraph 25 was amended by S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00018]: Paragraph 68 was amended by S.I. 2004/2694 and S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00019]: Paragraph 74C was inserted by S.I. 2014/465.

[^f00020]: GP Systems of Choice is a scheme by which the National Health Service funds the cost of GP clinical IT systems in England. Guidance about this scheme is available from the Health and Social Care Information Centre, 1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AE.

[^f00021]: Paragraph 76ZA was inserted by S.I.2014/2721.

[^f00022]: See the guidance for GP Practices on the Friends and Family Test, published in July 2014, which is available in full and summary form at: http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/fft/fft-guidance/. Hard copies of this guidance are available from Primary Care Contracting, NHS Employers, 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0DB.

[^f00023]: See pages 7 and 8 of the full Guidance for GP Practices on the Friends and Family Test, published in July 2014, in respect of the requirement on GP practices to submit monthly reports to the Board and to publish the results of completed tests. This guidance is available at http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/pe/fft/fft-guidance/. Hard copies of this guidance are available from Primary Care Contracting, NHS Employers, 50 Broadway, London SW1H 0DB.

[^f00024]: Paragraph 100 was amended by S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00025]: Schedule 10 was amended by S.I. 2012/970 and S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00026]: There are no relevant amendments to regulation 2.

[^f00027]: 2006 c.52; a relevant amendment to section 374 was made by section 44(3) and (4) of the Defence Reform Act 2014 (c.20).

[^f00028]: Regulation 9 was amended by S.I. 2004/2694 and 2013/363.

[^f00029]: Regulation 15 was amended by S.I. 2004/2694 and S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00030]: Section 98A of the Act was inserted by section 49(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7).

[^f00031]: Regulation 18B was inserted by S.I. 2013/363 and was substituted by S.I. 2014/465.

[^f00032]: Paragraph 9 was substituted by S.I. 2014/465.

[^f00033]: The document entitled “National Quality Standards in the Delivery of Out of Hours Services” published on 20th July 2006 is available at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130107105354/http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4137271. Hard copies may be obtained from the Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS.

[^f00034]: The World Health Organisation Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire can be accessed at http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/activities/sbi/en/. Further information about the test, and the questionnaires themselves, are available in hard copy from NHS England, PO Box 16738, Redditch, B97 7PT.

[^f00035]: NHS Choices is the website available at http://www.nhs.uk which provides information from the National Health Service on conditions, treatments and local services including GP services.

[^f00036]: Paragraph 14 was amended by S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00037]: Defence Medical Services is an umbrella organisation within the Ministry of Defence which is responsible for the provision of medical, dental and nursing services in the United Kingdom to members of the armed forces of the Crown.

[^f00038]: Paragraph 24 was amended by S.I. 2013/363.

[^f00039]: Paragraph 70D was inserted by S.I. 2014/465.

[^f00040]: GP Systems of Choice is a scheme by which the National Health Service funds the cost of GP clinical IT systems in England. Guidance about this scheme is available from the Health and Social Care Information Centre, 1 Trevelyan Square, Boar Lane, Leeds, LS1 6AE.

[^f00041]: Paragraph 72ZA was inserted by S.I. 2014/2721.