HC Deb 08 July 2003 vol 408 cc1055-6

Amendments made: No. 278, in page 83, line 32, leave out from 'for' to end of line 43 and insert 'paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute (b) a medical practitioner who meets the prescribed conditions; (ba) a dental practitioner who meets the prescribed conditions; (bb) a health care professional who meets the prescribed conditions; (bc) an individual who is providing services—

  1. (i) under a general medical services contract or general dental services contract;
  2. (ii) in accordance with section 28C arrangements or section 17C arrangements;
or has so provided them within such period as may be prescribed;".'.

No. 279, in page 84, line 3, leave out '(c)(iii)' and insert '(bc)'.

No. 280, in page 84, line 10, leave out from 'subsection,' to end of line 23 and insert 'for the definition of "NHS employee" substitute—

""NHS employee" means an individual who, in connection with the provision of services in the health service in England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, is employed by—

  1. (a) an NHS trust, an NHS foundation trust or (in Northern Ireland) a Health and Social Services Trust;
  2. (b) a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board;
  3. (c) an individual who is providing services under a general medical services contract or a general dental services contract;
  4. (d) a medical practitioner whose name is included in a list kept under the 1978 Act which is equivalent to a list maintained under section 28W below;
  5. (e) a dental practitioner whose name is included in a list prepared in accordance with regulations made under section 25(2)(a) of the 1978 Act;
  6. (f) a medical practitioner whose name is included in a list kept under article 56 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (1972 No. 1256 (N.I.14));
  7. (g) a dental practitioner whose name is included in a list kept under article 61 of that Order;".'.

No. 281, in page 84, line 30, after 'arrangements;', insert— '(cb) provide for the circumstances in which a person providing primary medical services under section 28C arrangements—

  1. (i) must or may accept a person as a patient to whom such services are so provided;
  2. (ii) may decline to accept a person as such a patient;
  3. (iii) may terminate his responsibility for a patient;
(cc) make provision as to the right of patients to choose the persons from whom they are to receive services;".'.

No. 282, in page 84, line 39, at end insert— '() In that section, after subsection (3B) (as inserted by subsection (8) above), insert— (3C) The regulations may also include provision requiring a Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board, in prescribed circumstances and subject to prescribed conditions, to enter into a general medical services contract or general dental services contract on prescribed terms with any person providing services under section 28C arrangements who so requests.".'.

No. 283, in page 84, line 39, at end insert— '() In that Act, sections 28F (choice of medical practitioner), 28G (choice of dental practitioner) and 28H (immunisation) shall cease to have effect.' —[Mr. Hutton.]

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