Commentary on Sections Part 9 – Health and adult social care services: information Functions: other Section 269 – Power to confer functions in relation to identification of GPs
1454.Regulations made under this section would enable the Information Centre to carry out functions in relation to issuing GPs with doctor index numbers. Doctor index numbers enable GPs to prescribe drugs to patients and are also used in connection with the management and monitoring of prescribing in primary care.