The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2004 (“the GMS Contracts Regulations”), the National Health Service (Personal Medical Services Agreements) Regulations 2004 (“the PMS Agreements Regulations”), the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Prescription of Drugs etc.) Regulations 2004 (“the Prescription of Drugs Regulations”) and the Primary Medical Services (Sales of Goodwill and Restrictions on Sub-contracting) Regulations 2004 (“the Sale of Goodwill Regulations”). These Regulations largely make amendments which are as a consequence of the transfer of primary medical services contracts and agreements to the National Health Service Commissioning Board (“the Board”) from Primary Care Trusts and as a consequence of the abolition of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts upon the coming into force of sections 33 and 34 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c.7) (“the 2012 Act”). These Regulations also make other minor amendments to the GMS Contracts Regulations, PMS Agreements Regulations and the Prescription of Drugs Regulations.