The National Health Service (Out of Hours Provision of Personal Medical Services and Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2003
These Regulations enable providers of personal medical services under a pilot scheme under Part I of the National Health (Primary Care) Act 1997 to transfer their liabilities and obligations under the pilot scheme outside normal hours to an accredited service provider under an out of hours arrangement. Provision for accredited service providers is made by the National Health Service (Out of Hours Medical Services) and National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2002 (“the Out of Hours Regulations”).