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NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations
These regulations govern the provision of NHS pharmaceutical services as administered by Primary Care Trusts and include regulations concerning control of entry procedures; ftness to practise procedures for pharmacist and appliance contractors and bodies corporate; and terms of service for pharmacists, appliance contractors and dispensing doctors under the national pharmacy contractual framework.
Control of entry procedures
These are rules derived from the NHS Act 2006 (until 28 February 2007, the NHS Act 1977) from determining whether a pharmaceutical contractor can provide NHS pharmaceutical services.
Fitness to practise procedures
The National Health Services (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005 contain regulations for Primary Care Trusts to manage fitness to practise requirements in respect of either applicants to be admitted to pharmaceutical lists or existing chemists1 on these lists. They also provide a framework within which Primary Care Trusts can take action if a chemist’s professional conduct, competence or performance gives cause for concern.
Directions
The Government have also issued Directions to accompany these regulations.
- The National Health Service (Miscellaneous Amendments Relating to Prescribing, Pharmaceutical Services and Local Pharmaceutical Services etc.) (England) Directions 2006
- The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Directions 2005
- The Pharmaceutical Services(Advanced and Enhanced Services) (England) Directions 2005 and determination
- Directions to the Prescription Pricing Authority - Payments to chemists suspended by direction of the FHSAA
- NHS Pharmaceutical Services (Fees for applications) Directions 2008
- Implementing the Health Act 2006: NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 - information for primary care trusts
Impact assessments
Impact and competition assessment on the NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005 including introduction of new community pharmacy contractual framework; implementation of the Government response to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) report on community pharmacy services; introduction of 'fitness to practise' requirements for community pharmacy contractors and pharmacists providing NHS pharmaceutical services:
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