SCHEDULE 3 LPS Schemes

SCHEDULE 3 LPS Schemes

Health and Social Care Act 2001 (2001 c 15) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 3 LPS Schemes

Section 40

The following is the Schedule inserted in the 1977 Act.

“SCHEDULE 8ALocal Pharmaceutical Services Schemes
Provision of local pharmaceutical services
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(1)     [Primary Care Trusts and] Health Authorities may establish LPS schemes.

(2)     In this Schedule “LPS scheme” means one or more agreements—

(a)     made by [a Primary Care Trust or] a Health Authority (“A”) in accordance with the provisions of, or made under, this Schedule;

(b)     under which local pharmaceutical services are to be provided (otherwise than by A); and

(c)     the parties to which do not include any other [Primary Care Trust or] Health Authority.

(3)     For the purposes of this Schedule—

“local pharmaceutical services” means such services of a kind which may be provided under section 41 of this Act, or by virtue of section 41A of this Act (other than practitioner dispensing services) as may be prescribed; and

“practitioner dispensing services” means the provision of drugs, medicines or listed appliances (within the meaning of section 41) by a medical practitioner or dental practitioner to a patient

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