Part 1Provision of primary medical services
Assistance and support
6Assistance and support
After section 17P (as inserted by section 5 above) insert—
17QAssistance and support
1
A Health Board may provide assistance and support to—
a
any person providing, or proposing to provide, primary medical services under a general medical services contract;
b
any person providing, or proposing to provide, such services in accordance with section 17C arrangements.
2
Assistance and support provided by a Health Board under subsection (1) is to be provided on such terms, including terms as to payment, as the Board think fit.
3
In this section, “assistance” includes financial assistance.