The Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023

National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

52.—(1) The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3, in paragraph (1), in the definitions of “Electronic Prescription Service” and “nominated dispenser”, for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre” substitute “NHS England”.

(3) In regulation 27A, in paragraph (3)(a), for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre” substitute “NHS England”.

(4) In regulation 58, in paragraph (1), for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre” substitute “NHS England”.

(5) In regulation 74B, in paragraph (3), for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre” or “NHS Digital” substitute “NHS England”.

(6) In regulation 74C, in the words before the Table, for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre” or “NHS Digital” substitute “NHS England”.

(7) In regulation 74D, in paragraph (1), for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre”, wherever occurring, substitute “NHS England”.

(8) In regulation 74E—

(a)in the heading, for “NHS Digital” substitute “NHS England”;

(b)for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre” or “the Centre”, wherever occurring, substitute “NHS England”.

(9) In regulation 74F, in paragraph (3), in the opening words, for “NHS Digital” substitute “NHS England”.

(10) In regulation 74H—

(a)in paragraph (1), at the end insert “(the functions of the Health and Social Care Information Centre under the Directions were transferred to NHS England by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Transfer of Functions, Abolition and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023)”;

(b)in paragraph (3), for “the Health and Social Care Information Centre” or “the Centre” substitute “NHS England”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/1862. Amended by S.I. 2017/908, 2020/911 and 2021/995. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.