# NHS England (Additional Functions) Regulations 2017, Regulation 6: Duty to consult and collaborate

Extent: E+W

(1) For the purposes of exercising the regulation 4(1) function, NHS England must consult and collaborate with the registered pharmacist, or a person representing the registered pharmacist, of every trust.
(2) In this regulation—
(a) “the registered pharmacist” means a person falling within the definition of “registered pharmacist” in section 275 (interpretation) of the 2006 Act who has been nominated by a trust for the purposes of paragraph (1); and
(b) “trust” means—
(i) a body in England established by an order made under section 25(1) of the 2006 Act as a National Health Service trust; or
(ii) a body included in the register referred to in section 39(1) of the 2006 Act (register of NHS foundation trusts).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/212/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nhs-england-additional-functions-regulations-2017/regulation-6
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