The Act – Overview Part 2 – Primary Medical Services
51.Part 2 of the Act amends the 1978 Act as regards eligibility criteria for persons contracting or entering into arrangements with Health Boards to provide primary medical services by clarifying and amending the list of persons who are eligible and including a requirement that all the contracting parties must regularly perform, or be engaged in the day to day provision of, primary medical services. This requirement will apply whether the provision of primary medical services is under a section 17C arrangement, a general medical services contract or another contractual arrangement. The details of the new involvement criteria will be set out in regulations.