National Health Service Act 2006 : Chapter 41.

  • Great Britain.
Date:
[2006], ©2006
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Credit: National Health Service Act 2006 : Chapter 41. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Schedule 11 — Pilot schemes (2) The services are— (a) pharmaceutical services, (b) local pharmaceutical services provided under existing pilot schemes or LPS schemes, (c) primary medical services. (3) If it appears to a Primary Care Trust that the proposals would, if implemented, affect any of the services mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) provided in the area of another Primary Care Trust, it must consult that other Primary Care Trust about the proposals before submitting them under paragraph 2 or including them in an application for preliminary approval under paragraph 4. (4) A Primary Care Trust consulted under sub-paragraph (3) must prepare an assessment of the likely effect of the implementation of the proposals on those services and supply it to the Primary Care Trust which consulted it. Guidance 6 The Secretary of State may issue guidance about the criteria by reference to which, as a general rule, powers under paragraph 3 or 4 are likely to be exercised. Making a scheme 7 (1) If the Secretary of State approves proposals for a pilot scheme under paragraph 3 and notifies the Primary Care Trust concerned in accordance with that paragraph, the Primary Care Trust must implement the proposals in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State. (2) A proposed participant in a pilot scheme (other than the Primary Care Trust concerned) may withdraw at any time before the proposals relating to him are implemented. 3) A pilot scheme, as implemented, may differ from the proposals for the (e P Hi Prop scheme approved by the Secretary of State only if he agrees to the variation or— (a) directions given by him (either under sub-paragraph (1) or generally) authorise variations that satisfy specified requirements, and (b) the variation satisfies those requirements. (4) As soonas is reasonably practicable after implementing proposals for a pilot scheme, the Primary Care Trust concerned must (in accordance with any directions given to it by the Secretary of State) publish details of the scheme. SCHEDULE 12 Section 144 LPS SCHEMES Provision of local pharmaceutical services 1 (1) Primary Care Trusts may establish LPS schemes.