Paragraph 2 Medical practitioner

Scotland

(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 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 4; minus

(b)

an amount on account of practice expenses.

CASE 1

Income derived by M from each of the following—

(a)

a GMS contract;

(b)

a Section 17C Agreement;

(c)

an HBPMS contract;

(d)

payments to, a practitioner who is a GMS practice, a Section 17C Agreement practice or an HBPMS contractor in respect of the performance of—

(i)

certification services;

(ii)

commissioned services; or

(iii)

collaborative services;

(e)

engagement by a Health Board to assist in the provision of primary medical services under section 2C(2) (functions of health boards: primary medical services) of the 1978 Act;

(f)

the provision of locum services;

(g)

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,

(h)

practice-based work carried out in educating or training, or organizing the education or training, of medical students or practitioners;

(i)

other fees and allowances as approved by the Scottish Ministers and detailed in the Statement of Financial Entitlement issued by them under F1the GMS Contracts Regulations.

CASE 2

Charges collected from patients in respect of services mentioned in paragraph (d) of case 1 which M is authorised by or under an enactment to retain.

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.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in sch. 8 para. 2(2) substituted (1.4.2018) by The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/66), reg. 1, sch. 10 para. 10(2) (with reg. 2)