HC Deb 12 March 1997 vol 292 cc459-61

Amendments made:: No. 67, in page 43, line 29, leave out 'Section 59 of.

No. 68, in page 43, line 31, leave out 'subsection' and insert 'section 59'.

No. 69, in page 43, line 34, leave out 'subsection' and insert 'section 59'.

No. 70, in page 43, line 39, at end insert— '() After section 63(2)(b) insert— (ba) the provision or performance of a service in accordance with arrangements made under section 28C of the 1977 Act or section 17C of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and an activity involved in or connected with the provision or performance of such a service".'. No. 71, in page 44, line 7, at end insert— '() After subsection (1) insert—

  1. "(1ZA) It is the duty of each Health Authority, in accordance with regulations, to perform such functions in relation to section 28C arrangements as may be prescribed.
  2. (1ZB) Regulations under subsection (1ZA) may, in particular—
    1. (a) prescribe functions in relation to training;
    2. (b) provide for appeals to the Secretary of State or a prescribed body in relation to functions prescribed by the regulations.".'.
No. 44, in page 44, line 27, leave out from 'means' to end of line 31 and insert '—
  1. (a) in relation to a medical practitioner who practises otherwise than in partnership, an individual who is on that practitioner's list of patients (or, if that practitioner and one or more other medical practitioners together have a single list of patients in connection with section 28C arrangements, an individual who is on that single list);
  2. (b) in relation to a medical practitioner who is one of two or more practitioners who practise in partnership with each other, an individual who is on the list of patients of any of those practitioners (or, if any of those practitioners together have a single list of patients in connection with section 28C arrangements, an individual who is on that single list)." '.
 No. 23, in page 44, line 31, at end insert—
  1. '.—(1) Section 26 is amended as follows.
  2. (2) For subsection (2) substitute—
    1. "(2) The Secretary of State may supply or make available to persons—
    2. (a) providing general medical services, general dental services, general ophthalmic services or pharmaceutical services, or
    3. (b) providing, in accordance with section 28C arrangements, personal medical services, personal dental services or other services of a kind that may be provided under this Part,
    4. such goods, materials or other facilities as may be prescribed."
  3. (3) In subsection (4), after the words "pharmaceutical services" at the end of paragraph (a) insert—
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    1. "(aa) persons performing, in accordance with section 28C arrangements, personal medical services, personal dental services or other services of a kind that may be provided under this Part,".'.
 No. 24, in page 44, line 31, at end insert— '. After section 28G insert— "Immunisation 28H. Where the Secretary of State arranges with medical practitioners for the vaccination or immunisation of persons against disease, he shall so far as reasonably practicable give every person providing, and every medical practitioner performing, personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements an opportunity to participate in the arrangements for vaccination or immunisation.".'. No. 25, in page 44, line 31, at end insert— '. After section 28H insert— "Use of accommodation 28I. If the Secretary of State considers that any accommodation provided by him by virtue of this Act is suitable for use in connection with the provision of personal medical services or personal dental services in accordance with section 28C arrangements, he may make the accommodation available on such terms as he thinks fit to persons providing those services.".'. No. 45, in page 45, line 25, at end insert— '. In section 85(1), references to functions conferred or imposed by or under the 1977 Act are to he construed as including references to functions conferred or imposed in relation to pilot schemes by or under this Act; and references to regulations and directions are accordingly to be construed as including regulations or directions under this Act.'. No. 46, in page 45, line 25, at end insert— '. In section 86, the reference to a function conferred by virtue of the 1977 Act is to be construed as including a reference to a function conferred in relation to pilot schemes by virtue of this Act.'. No. 26, in page 45, line 32, at end insert— '. In section 103(1)(a) after "Act" insert "or in accordance with section 28C arrangements".'. No. 27, in page 45, line 32, at end insert— '. In section 105(2)(a) after "examined" insert "or as part of his duty to perform personal medical services for that person in accordance with section 28C arrangements". No. 47, in page 45, line 32, at end insert— '. In section 126(3), after "under" insert "or by virtue of'.'. No. 72, in page 45, line 32, at end insert— '. In section 102(1)(a)(iii) and (2)(b), after "section 32 above" insert "or by regulations which make provision in relation to section 28C arrangements of a kind that may be made by regulations under section 32 above".'. No. 28, in page 47, line 45, at end insert— '.In section 15(1)(a)—
  1. (a) after "persons" insert "—
    1. (i)"; and
  1. (b) after "Part II" insert "; or
    1. (ii) providing, in accordance with section 17C arrangements, personal medical services, personal dental services or other services of a kind that may be provided under this Part or Part III,".'.
 No. 29, in page 47, line 45, at end insert— '. In section 17A(2), at the end insert "and in this Act "health service body" means any of those persons or bodies".'. No. 30, in page 47, line 45, at end insert— '. After section 17G insert—

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