Commentary on Sections New Schedule 1A, Part 3 Section 28 - Requirement for primary medical services provider to belong to clinical commissioning group
383.This section inserts new provisions into section 89 and section 94 of the NHS Act. Subsection (1) inserts new subsections (1A) to (1E) into section 89 of the NHS Act (General Medical Services (GMS) contracts: other required terms) which enable regulations made under subsection (1) of that section, which prescribe matters that may be included as required terms of a GMS contract, to include a number of further specific matters that relate to the relationship between the GMS contract holder and the relevant CCG. These matters include a requirement to be a member of a CCG and to nominate an individual to act on behalf of the contract holder in its dealings with the CCG. Subsection (2) makes similar changes to section 94 of the NHS Act by inserting new subsections (3A) to (3E) into that section (Regulations about section 92 arrangements).