Regulation 37 Amendment of the National Health Service (Local Pharmaceutical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2002

In the National Health Service (Local Pharmaceutical Services and Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2002^f1, after regulation 7 (requests to Health Authorities for preparation of proposals), insert—

“Consultation on proposals

7A

Where, pursuant to directions given by the Secretary of State under paragraph 2(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act, a Local Pharmaceutical Committee is, prior to submission of proposals for a pilot scheme, consulted by the Primary Care Trust for whose area the Committee was formed, it shall be a function of the Committee to—

(a)

consider the effect of the proposals on the provision of pharmaceutical services in that area; and

(b)

in the light of the conclusions which the Committee reaches as a result of that consideration, give advice to the Primary Care Trust about that effect.”.