# The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010

S.S.I. 2010/128 · made 24 March 2010

These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (“the Principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which pharmaceutical services are provided under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

Made under: National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (Section 27, Section 105, Section 108)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2010/pdf/ssi_20100128_en.pdf; Executive Note https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-pharmaceutical-services-scotland-amendment-regulations-2010/pdf/ssien_20100128_en.pdf

## Introductory text

National Health Service
Made 24th March 2010
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 25th March 2010
Coming into force 1st May 2010
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 27, 105(7), and 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

## 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st May 2010.

## 2 Amendment of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009

After paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 (provision of pharmaceutical services) to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009, insert—
“(1A) In furtherance of the obligations in sub-paragraphs (1) and (3), a pharmacist, when providing drugs or appliances ordered in accordance with those sub-paragraphs must—
(a) use all reasonable endeavours to provide those drugs or appliances with reasonable promptness;
(b) refrain from taking any action which may delay or prevent the dispensing of those drugs or appliances; and
(c) contact the prescriber or dentist to discuss alternative arrangements where there is likely to be, in that pharmacist’s opinion, a clinically significant delay in the dispensing of those drugs or appliances.”.

## Signature

SHONA ROBISON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th March 2010

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (“the Principal Regulations”) which regulate the terms on which pharmaceutical services are provided under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
Regulation 2 expands on the obligations put on pharmacists by paragraph 4(1) and (3) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations. It explains that pharmacists must use all reasonable endeavours to supply the prescribed drugs without doing anything to delay or prevent that supply and to contact the prescriber where the drugs may not be available.

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