PART 3BENEFITS FOR PRACTITIONERS, ETC.

CHAPTER 3.AINTRODUCTION

Pensionable earnings

Elections relating to calculation of pensionable earnings in medical partnerships3.A.10

1

Principal practitioners who are partners in partnership must exercise the election described in paragraph 3.A.9(2) and (3) by giving notice in writing to their contracting Health Board or someone appointed on its behalf in accordance with this regulation.

2

The notice must be signed by all the principal practitioners and any non GP providers in the partnership and must state as a fraction each practitioner’s and non GP provider’s share in the partnership profits.

3

In the case of medical practitioners, the notice must state the name of every Health Board on whose list the name of any practitioner in the partnership is included.

4

A notice given under this regulation–

a

will take effect–

i

from the date agreed between the practitioners and the Health Board concerned or someone appointed on its behalf; or

ii

if no agreement is reached, a date decided by the Scottish Ministers;

b

will continue in effect until cancelled, or amended by a subsequent notice in writing signed by all the practitioners in partnership; and

c

will be automatically cancelled upon a change in the members of the partnership.