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  "title": "The General Medical Services (Transitional Measure Relating to Non-Clinical Partners) Order 2004",
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  "long_title": "Primary Care Trusts have powers to enter into general medical services contracts with partnerships, provided the composition of the partnership satisfies the requirements of section 28S of the National Health Service Act 1977. This Order makes provision for the circumstances in which certain non-clinical individuals who were working for general practitioner practices before 1st April 2004 (the earliest date on which general services contracts may take effect) but who do not otherwise satisfy the requirements of section 28S may nevertheless be part of partnerships that enter or have entered into general medical services contracts.",
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