# National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978, Section 17M: Payments by Health Boards under general medical services contracts


(1) The Scottish Ministers may give directions as to payments to be made under general medical services contracts.
(2) A general medical services contract must require payments to be made under it in accordance with directions for the time being in force under this section.
(3) A direction under subsection (1) may in particular—
(a) provide for payments to be made by reference to compliance with standards or the achievement of levels of performance;
(b) provide for payments to be made by reference to—
(i) any scheme or scale specified in the direction;
(ii) a determination made by any person in accordance with factors specified in the direction;
(c) provide for the making of payments in respect of individual practitioners;
(d) provide that the whole or any part of a payment is subject to conditions (including a condition that the whole or any part of a payment is liable to be paid by a Health Board only if they are satisfied as to such conditions as may be specified in the direction);
(e) make provision having effect from a date before the date of the direction, provided that, having regard to the direction as a whole, the provision is not detrimental to the persons to whose remuneration it relates.
(4) Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers—
(a) must consult any body appearing to them to be representative of persons to whose remuneration the direction would relate; and
(b) may consult such other persons as they think appropriate.
(5) References in this section to payments include fees, allowances, reimbursements, loans and repayments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1978/29/section/17M (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-health-service-scotland-act-1978/section-17M
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