# The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 2005

S.I. 2005/1015 · made 31 March 2005

These Regulations make three changes as a result of errors in the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005. First, they provide for directed services to be taken into account where the Primary Care Trust is applying the necessary or desirable test when considering choice. Secondly, they provide for the Secretary of State to make a determination as to the remuneration to be paid to chemists in respect of the provision of directed services. Thirdly, they provide for pharmaceutical services to be provided at practice premises where the patient falls within regulation 60(1)(a).

Made under: National Health Service Act 1977 (Section 41, Section 42, Section 43, Section 126)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-2005/pdf/uksi_20051015_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-amendment-regulations-2005/pdf/uksiem_20051015_en.pdf

## Introductory text

This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of an errors in S.I. 2005/641 and is being issue free of charge, to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
Made 31st March 2005
Laid before Parliament 31st March 2005
Coming into force 1st April 2005
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon by sections 41, 42, 43 and 126(4) of the National Health Service Act 1977 hereby make the following Order:

## 1 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Amendment Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 1st April 2005.
(2) These Regulations shall apply in relation to England only.

## 2 Amendment to the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations

The following amendments are made the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005—
(a) in regulation 12 (necessary or desirable test)—
(i) in paragraph (2)(a)(i) and (ii), after “any pharmaceutical services” insert “or directed services”,
(ii) in paragraph (2)(b)(i) and (ii), after “pharmaceutical services” insert “or directed services”, and
(iii) in paragraph (3), after “any pharmaceutical services” insert “or directed services”;
(b) in regulation 56 (standards of, and payments, for drugs and appliances)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(g), insert at the end “or directed services”,
(ii) in paragraphs (1)(h) and (i), after “pharmaceutical services” insert “or directed services”, and
(iii) in paragraph (2), after “pharmaceutical services” insert “or directed services”.
(c) in regulation 60 (arrangements for provision of pharmaceutical services by doctors)—
(i) in paragraph (4)(a) and (b), after “listed premises” insert “in the case of a patient falling within paragraph (1)(b) or (c) or practice premises in the case of a patient falling within paragraph (1)(a)”, and
(ii) in paragraph (6), after “listed premises” insert “or practice premises”.

## Signature

Signatory text
Rosie Winterton
Minister of State,
Department of Health
31st March 2005

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make three changes as a result of errors in the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005. First, they provide for directed services to be taken into account where the Primary Care Trust is applying the necessary or desirable test when considering choice. Secondly, they provide for the Secretary of State to make a determination as to the remuneration to be paid to chemists in respect of the provision of directed services. Thirdly, they provide for pharmaceutical services to be provided at practice premises where the patient falls within regulation 60(1)(a).

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