Regulation 3(b)

SCHEDULE 3 APPLICATIONS FOR A CONTRACT

1.  Subject to paragraph 9, any applicant for a contract shall complete and send to the PCT an application in accordance with the following provisions of this Schedule, in such form as the PCT may require.

2.  That application form shall include—

(a) where the applicant is an individual, the information required in paragraphs 3 to 5 and 7 and 8;

(b) where the applicant is a partnership, the information required in paragraph 7 and, in relation to each partner, the information required in paragraphs 3 to 5 and 8; and

(c) where the applicant is a corporate body—

(i) the information required in paragraphs 5 to 8, and

(ii) in relation to any director, chief executive or secretary of that corporate body, the information required in paragraphs 3 to 5 and 8.

3.  His sex, date of birth and private address.

4.  Where it is applicable in relation to him—

(a) his qualifications and where they were obtained;

(b) if he is a healthcare professional, which profession, the licensing body which regulates it, his professional registration number and date of first registration in which the register maintained by that licensing body; and

(c) if he is included in a primary care list, which list and the name and address of that PCT.

5.  Information on whether it—

(a) has any criminal convictions in the United Kingdom;

(b) has been bound over following a criminal conviction in the United Kingdom;

(c) has accepted a police caution in the United Kingdom;

(d) has accepted a conditional offer under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(33) (fixed penalty: conditional offer by procurator fiscal) or agreed to pay a penalty under section 115A of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(34) (penalty as alternative to prosecution);

(e) has, in summary proceedings in Scotland in respect of an offence, been the subject of an order discharging him absolutely (without proceeding to conviction);

(f) has been convicted elsewhere of an offence, or what would constitute a criminal offence if committed in England and Wales;

(g) is currently the subject of any proceedings which might lead to such a conviction, which have not yet been notified to the PCT;

(h) has been subject to any investigation into his professional conduct by any licensing, regulatory or other body anywhere in the world, where the outcome was adverse;

(i) is currently subject to any investigation into his professional conduct by any licensing, regulatory or other body anywhere in the world;

(j) has been subject to an investigation into his professional or business conduct in respect of any current or previous employment or business where the outcome was adverse;

(k) is currently subject to an investigation into his professional conduct in respect of any current or previous employment;

(l) to its knowledge is the subject of any investigation by the NHS Business Services Authority(35) in relation to fraud, or has been notified of the outcome of such an investigation, where it is adverse;

(m) is the subject of any investigation by another PCT, which might lead to his removal from any primary care list or the termination of any contract with that PCT;

(n) has been removed, contingently removed or suspended from, refused admission to or conditionally included in any primary care list,

and if so, give details, including approximate dates, of where the investigation or proceedings were or are to be brought, the nature of that investigation or proceedings, and any outcome, with an explanation as to why and details of the PCT or equivalent body concerned.

6.  Details of its registration as a company, the address of its registered office, and, if different, its principal place of business, with in either case, the relevant telephone number.

7.  Details of—

(a) the premises, equipment and record keeping arrangements; and

(b) the staff,

it has or will have available by the date the contract is to be commenced, to provide or in relation to the services under the proposed contract;

8.  Any other information the PCT may reasonably require.

9.  In the case of an applicant who, at the time of its application was included in the ophthalmic list of the PCT, that applicant need only notify the PCT that it wishes to enter into a contract and supply such of the information specified in this Schedule as—

(a) it has not already provided to the PCT; or

(b) has changed since it provided it.

Regulation 19 and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2

SCHEDULE 4 PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET

A patient information leaflet shall include—

1.  The name of the contractor.

2.  In the case of a contract with a partnership—

(a) whether or not it is a limited partnership; and

(b) the names of all the partners and, in the case of a limited partnership, their status as a general or limited partner.

3.  In the case of a contract with a corporate body—

(a) the names of the directors, chief executive and secretary of that body, in so far as those positions exist in relation to it; and

(b) the address of its registered office.

4.  The contractor’s telephone number, any fax number or e-mail address and the address of its website (if any).

5.  How to request services as a patient.

6.  The services available under the contract.

7.  How patients may make a complaint or comment on the provision of service.

8.  The rights and responsibilities of the patient, including keeping appointments.

9.  Details of who has access to patient information (including information from which the identity of the individual can be ascertained) and the patient’s rights in relation to disclosure of such information.

10.  A statement that the contractor is a party to a contract with the relevant PCT to provide additional services and that the contractor will provide, on request, the name, postal, e-mail and website address and telephone number of that PCT, from which details of primary ophthalmic services in the area may be obtained.