Legislation – The National Health Service (Charges, Primary Medical Services and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Further Amendments) Regulations 2021

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Introduction

PART 1
Introductory

1 Citation, commencement, extent, application and interpretation

PART 2
Amendments to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013

2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the PLPS Regulations

3 Amendment of regulation 6 of the PLPS Regulations

4 Amendment of regulation 7 of the PLPS Regulations

5 New regulation 21A of the PLPS Regulations

6 Amendment of regulation 91 of the PLPS Regulations

7 Amendment of Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the PLPS Regulations

8 Amendment of Part 4 of Schedule 4 to the PLPS Regulations

9 Amendment of Schedule 6 to the PLPS Regulations

10 Amendment of Schedule 7 to the PLPS Regulations

PART 3
Amendments to the National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Regulations 2015

11 Amendment of regulation 2 of the Charges Regulations

12 Amendment of regulation 13 of the Charges Regulations

13 Amendment of regulation 15 of the Charges Regulations

14 New regulation 15A of the Charges Regulations

PART 4
Amendments to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 and the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2015

15 Amendment of regulation 3 of the GMS Regulations

16 Amendment of regulation 55 of the GMS Regulations

17 Amendment of regulation 56 of the GMS Regulations

18 Amendment of regulation 61 of the GMS Regulations

19 Amendment of regulation 62 of the GMS Regulations

20 Amendment of regulation 3 of the PMS Regulations

21 Amendment of regulation 48 of the PMS Regulations

22 Amendment of regulation 49 of the PMS Regulations

23 Amendment of regulation 54 of the PMS Regulations

24 Amendment of regulation 55 of the PMS Regulations

Signature

Explanatory note

PART 2Amendments to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2013

Amendment of regulation 6 of the PLPS Regulations3.

(1)

Regulation 6 of the PLPS Regulations8 (subsequent assessments and later first assessments) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (A1)—

(a)

before “Any HWB” insert “Subject to paragraph (A3),”; and

(b)

for “1st April” substitute “1st October”.

(3)

In paragraph (A2), for “1st April” substitute “1st October”.

(4)

After paragraph (A2) insert—

“A3

Any HWB established on or after 1st January 2022 must publish its first pharmaceutical needs assessment no later than twelve months after it is established.”.

(5)

In paragraph (1), for from “After it” to “paragraph (A2),” substitute “Subject to paragraph (2), after it has published its first assessment as required by paragraph (A1) or (A3), or a revised assessment as required by paragraph (A2) or (2),”.

(6)

In paragraph (2), for from “After it” to “a HWB” substitute “Each HWB that has published a pharmaceutical needs assessment”.

(7)

After paragraph (3), insert—

“(3A)

Pending the publication of a first pharmaceutical needs assessment under paragraph (A1) or (A3), a HWB (“HWB1”) may publish a supplementary statement explaining changes to the availability of pharmaceutical services since the publication of a pharmaceutical needs assessment by another HWB (“HWB2”) prior to the establishment of HWB1, where—

(a)

the changes are relevant to the granting of applications referred to in section 129(2)(c)(i) or (ii) of the 2006 Act in respect of premises in a locality in the area of HWB1 that was, prior to HWB1’s establishment, in the area of HWB2; and

(b)

HWB1 is in the course of making its first pharmaceutical needs assessment and is satisfied that immediate modification of HWB2’s assessment is essential in order to prevent significant detriment to the provision of pharmaceutical services in that locality in the area of HWB1.”.