Explanatory note

These Regulations further amend the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992 (“the Principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which doctors provide general medical services under the National Health Service Act 1977.

Regulation 2(2)(a) removes certain substances in Schedule 10 to the Principal Regulations which lists drugs and other substances which may not be prescribed for supply in the course of pharmaceutical services under the National Health Service Act 1977 and regulation 2(2)(b) includes certain other substances in that list.Regulation 2(2)(c) and (3)(a) makes minor amendments respectively to Schedules 10 and 11 to the Principal Regulations. Regulation 3 revokes the National Health Service (General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 1991.