The National Health Service (Local Pharmaceutical Services etc.) Regulations 2006

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation, commencement and application

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application of provisions of the Act and the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993 with modifications

  3. PART 2 DESIGNATION

    1. 4.Designation of priority neighbourhoods or premises

    2. 5.Reviews of designations

    3. 6.Cancellation of designations by a Primary Care Trust

  4. PART 3 CONTRACTORS

    1. 7.General condition relating to all LPS schemes

    2. 8.Reasons

    3. 9.Appeal

    4. 10.Health service body status

    5. 11.Lists of LPS contractors

  5. PART 4 LPS SCHEMES

    1. 12.Proposals

    2. 13.Health service contract

    3. 14.LPS schemes: general

    4. 15.Right of return to pharmaceutical lists

    5. 16.Sharing of information received

  6. PART 5 TRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS

    1. 17.Duty to provide information about suitability etc.

    2. 18.Transitional agreements for existing pilot schemes

    3. 19.Transitional arrangements for existing designations

    4. 20.Consequential amendments to secondary legislation

  7. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Modification and amendment of the National Health Service Act 1977 and modification of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993

      1. 1.Duty of Primary Care Trust in relation to local pharmaceutical services

      2. 2.Supply of goods and services by the Secretary of State

      3. 3.Use of accommodation

      4. 4.Persons performing primary medical and dental services

      5. 5.Assistance and Support

      6. 6.Recognition of Local Pharmaceutical Committees

      7. 7.Functions of Local Pharmaceutical Committees

      8. 8.Special arrangement as to payment of remuneration

      9. 9.Insertion of definitions of “local pharmaceutical services” and “LPS arrangements”

      10. 10.Charges for the supply of drugs to treat venereal disease

      11. 11.Health Service Commissioner for England

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Contract Terms

      1. 1.General provisions

      2. 2.Restrictions in an LPS scheme on supply

      3. 3.Dispensing

      4. 4.Urgent supply without a prescription

      5. 5.Preliminary matters before providing ordered drugs or appliances

      6. 6.Providing ordered drugs or appliances

      7. 7.Refusal to provide drugs or appliances ordered

      8. 8.Further activities to be carried out in connection with the provision of dispensing services

      9. 9.Additional requirements in relation to electronic prescribing

      10. 10.Further activities in connection with the provision of dispensing services under a repeatable prescription and batch issues

      11. 11.Information to be provided for the Primary Care Trust’s lists

      12. 12.Clinical governance

      13. 13.In these Regulations “system of clinical governance” means a framework...

      14. 14.Professional Standards

      15. 15.Inducements etc.

      16. 16.Duty to provide information about fitness to practise matters as they arise

      17. 17.Home Primary Care Trust of bodies corporate

      18. 18.Charges for drugs and refunds

      19. 19.Remuneration, overpayments etc.

      20. 20.Local resolution of disputes

      21. 21.Dispute resolution: non-NHS contracts

      22. 22.NHS dispute resolution procedure

      23. 23.Determination of dispute

      24. 24.Disputes: supplemental

      25. 25.Complaints

      26. 26.Variation of schemes

      27. 27.Termination by agreement

      28. 28.Termination by notice

      29. 29.Termination by the Primary Care Trust on grounds of suitability etc.

      30. 30.Termination by the Primary Care Trust: patient safety and material financial loss

      31. 31.Termination and the NHS dispute resolution procedure

      32. 32.Third party rights

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Amendments to secondary legislation

      1. PART 1 Amendment of the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations

        1. 1.Amendment of the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations

        2. 2.Amendment of regulation 2

        3. 3.Amendment of regulation 5

        4. 4.Amendment of regulation 10

        5. 5.Amendment of regulation 12

        6. 6.Amendment of Regulation 19

        7. 7.Amendment of regulation 20

        8. 8.Amendment of regulation 24

        9. 9.Amendment of regulation 25

        10. 10.Amendment of regulation 26

        11. 11.Amendment of regulation 28

        12. 12.Amendment of regulation 36

        13. 13.Amendment of regulation 38

        14. 14.Amendment of regulation 45

        15. 15.Amendment of regulation 54

        16. 16.Amendment of Schedule 1

        17. 17.Amendment of Schedule 3

        18. 18.Amendment of Schedule 4

      2. PART 2 Amendments to other secondary legislation

        1. 19.Amendment of the National Health Service Trusts (Membership and Procedure) Regulations 1990

        2. 20.Amendment of the National Health Service Litigation Authority Regulations 1995

        3. 21.Amendment of the Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000

        4. 22.Amendment of the Charges Regulations

        5. 23.Amendment of the Health Service Medicines (Control of Prices of Specified Generic Medicines) Regulations 2000

        6. 24.Amendment of the Health Service Medicines (Information on the Prices of Specified Generic Medicines) Regulations 2001

        7. 25.Amendment of the National Health Service (Local Pharmaceutical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2002

        8. 26.Amendment of the National Health Service (Local Pharmaceutical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) (No.2) Regulations 2002

        9. 27.Amendment of the Delayed Discharges (England) Regulations 2003

        10. 28.Amendment of the National Health Service (Complaints) Regulations 2004

  8. Explanatory Note