Part 1: Main Provisions Section 4 and Schedule 3: Emergency arrangements concerning medical practitioners: Scotland
The section and Schedule modify the National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Performers Lists) (Scotland) Regulations 2004 to support the fast deployment of temporarily registered healthcare workers by the NHS. The modifications permit general practitioners with temporary registration under section 18A of the Medical Act 1983 to provide primary medical services despite not being included in the primary medical services performers list of a Health Board if they have applied to the Health Board and the Health Board has not refused or deferred the application.
	Provision is also made to ensure necessary associated contractual changes to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contract) (Scotland) Regulations 2018.
	The territorial extent and application of this section and Schedule is Scotland only.