# The National Health Service Pension Scheme Regulations 2015, Paragraph 2: Medical practitioner

Extent: E+W

(1) This paragraph applies if a member (M)—
(a) is a medical practitioner or a non-GP provider; and
(b) is not in receipt of salary, wages, fees or other regular payments in respect of M's employment by virtue of the application of these regulations to M as mentioned in column 3 of the Table in regulation 27(1).
(2) M's practitioner income is—
(a) the sum of the amounts described in Cases 1 to 5; minus
(b) an amount on account of practice expenses; ...
(c) in the case of a practitioner referred to in regulation 166(7), bonuses and;
(d) any payment or allowance made pursuant to the New to Partnership Payment Scheme.
CASE 1 Income derived by M from each of the following—
(a)a GMS contract;
(b)a PMS agreement;
(c)an APMS contract;
(ca) a primary care network standard sub-contract;
(d)payments from, or to, a practitioner who is a GMS practice, a PMS practice or an APMS contractor in respect of the performance of—
(i)certification services;
(ii)commissioned services; or
(iii)collaborative services;
(e)engagement by NHS England or a Local Health Board to assist in the provision of primary medical services under—
(i)in the case of England, section 83(2) of the 2006 Act ; or
(ii)in the case of Wales, section 41(2) of the 2006 (Wales) Act;
(f)the provision of locum services;
(g)payments made to M by an OOH provider or other employing authority providing OOH services in respect of the performance of—
(i)primary medical services;
(ii)commissioned services;
(iii)collaborative services;
(iv)NHS 111 services; or
(v)certification services.
(h)payments made to M by an employing authority in respect of M's provision of—
(i)primary dental services;
(ii)general ophthalmic services;
(iii)pharmaceutical services;
(iv)dispensing services;
(i)practice-based work carried out in educating or training or organising the education or training of, medical students or practitioners;
(j)sums paid in respect of the provision of primary medical services where M is engaged by an integrated care board to assist in the provision of the services;
(k)sums paid in respect of the provision of services under an NHS standard contract or NHS standard sub-contract where the party to the NHS standard contract in question is an employing authority;
(l)sums paid in respect of a contract entered into by a local authority pursuant to its functions under the 2006 Act relating to the improvement and protection of public health and which the scheme manager agrees to treat as a qualifying contract for these purposes.
CASE 2 Charges collected from patients in respect of services mentioned in Case 1 sub-paragraph (d) which M is authorised by or under an enactment to retain. This does not include charges authorised by regulations made—
(a)in relation to England, under section 185(1) of the 2006 Act;
(b)in relation to Wales, under 133(1) of the 2006 (Wales) Act.
CASE 3 Sums paid to M out of a fund determined by reference to the number of beds in a hospital.
CASE 4 Allowances and other sums paid in respect of Board and advisory work. This does not include payments made to cover expenses.
CASE 5 Payments made by an employing authority or a local authority in respect of health-related functions exercised under section 75 of the 2006 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/94/schedule/10/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pension-scheme-regulations-2015/schedule-10/paragraph-2
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