ANNEX A: OUTLINE OF THE EXISTING LAW Existing legislation about the NHS National Health Service Act 1977 NHS TRUST Part II system – family health services
353.The system provided for under Part II of the Act is quite different. The broad structure of the Part II system is similar for doctors, dentists, persons providing ophthalmic services and persons providing pharmaceutical services. The existing system will first be described as it refers to doctors. The different arrangements as they apply to the other professional groups will be set out later.