Commentary on Sections General and personal medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services and pharmaceutical services Section 17: Remuneration of General Medical Practitioners
85.Section 17 ends the requirement under section 29(4) of the 1977 Act that the remuneration paid to GPs must not, except in special circumstances, consist wholly or mainly of a salary which has no reference to the number of patients to whom the GP has undertaken to provide services under General Medical Services (“GMS”).