Paragraph 1 Additional definitions used in this Schedule

In this Schedule—

• F1...

• F2...

• F3“Board and advisory work” means—

  1. (a)

     work undertaken as a member of the Board of an employing authority which is not a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider; or

  2. (b)

     advisory work commissioned by and undertaken on behalf of such an authority, where it is connected to the authority’s role in performing, or securing the delivery of, F4NHS services or associated management activities or similar duties,

  but which is not in itself the performance of NHS services, and payment for which is made by that authority directly to the person carrying out that work;

• “collaborative services” means primary medical services provided by a GP performer, a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider under or as a result of an arrangement between—

  1. (a)

     F5... the National Assembly for Wales, F6F7NHS England, F8an integrated care board or a Local Health Board; and

  2. (b)

     a local authority,

  F9under, in the case of England, section 80(6A) of the 2006 Act or in the case of Wales, section 38(6) of the 2006 (Wales) Act, under which the integrated care board, the National Assembly for Wales, NHS England or the Local Health Board is responsible for providing services for purposes related to the provision of health care;

• “commissioned services” means medical services provided under a contract between—

  1. (a)

     a GP performer, a GMS practice, a PMS practice, an APMS contractor or an OOH provider; and

  2. (b)

     either—

     1. (i)

        F10... a Special Health Authority, which relates to the provision of health care,

     2. (ii)

        F11the National Assembly for Wales, NHS England or a Local Health Board under, in the case of England, section 12ZA of the 2006 Act or, in the case of Wales, section 10 of the 2006 (Wales) Act (which relates to arrangements made with any person or body, including a voluntary one, for the provision of services under the Act),

     3. (iii)

        a National Health Service trust under F12paragraph 18 of Schedule 4 to the 2006 Act or paragraph 18 of Schedule 3 to the 2006 (Wales) Act, F13...

     4. (iv)

        a National Health Service foundation trust under F14section 47(2)(b) of the 2006 Act, F15or

     5. (v)

        F16a local authority acting under section 2B of the 2006 Act;

  which is for the purposes of the health service;

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• F17“Doctors' Retainer Scheme” has the same meaning as given at paragraph 39 of the Statement published in accordance with regulation 34 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Regulations 1992;

• F18...

• “local authority” means—

  1. (a)

     any of the bodies listed in section 1 of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (local authorities), F19...

  2. (b)

     the Council of the Isles of Scilly F20, or

  3. (c)

     F21a council of a county or county borough in Wales;

• F22...

• F23“locum practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner (other than a F24specialist trainee in general practice) whose name is included in a medical performers list and who is engaged, otherwise than in pursuance of a commercial arrangement with an agent, under a contract for services by—

  1. (a)

     a GMS practice;

  2. (b)

     a PMS practice;

  3. (c)

     an APMS contractor;

  4. (d)

     an OOH provider; or

  5. (e)

     F25... F26a Local Health Board F27or NHS England,

  to deputise or assist temporarily in the provision of F28services pursuant to an NHS standard contract or an NHS standard sub-contract, essential services, additional services, enhanced services, dispensing services, OOH services, commissioned services, certification services F29, Board and advisory work, health related functions exercised under section 75 of the 2006 Act, NHS 111 services or collaborative services (or any combination thereof),

• F30“New to Partnership Payment Scheme” means the scheme set out in paragraphs 2.14 to 2.16 of the “Update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21 – 2023/24” dated 6th February 2020;

• F31“NHS 111 services” means services provided as part of the telephone advice line commissioned by an integrated care board or NHS England;

• “officer service” means, subject to paragraph 9 (officer service treated as practitioner service), pensionable service as an officer;

• “pensionable earnings” has the meaning given in paragraphs 3 to 8;

• F32“pensionable earnings ceiling”, in relation to a GDS contract or a PDS agreement, is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 3(2B);

• “practitioner income” has the meaning given in paragraph 3(2) F33, or as the case may be, paragraph 3(2A);

• “practitioner service” means, subject to paragraph 9 (officer service treated as practitioner service), pensionable service as a practitioner;

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• “uprated earnings” is to be construed in accordance with paragraph 11(2).