National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (c. 46)
11(1)The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 shall be amended as follows.
(2)In section 1 (pilot schemes)—
(a)in subsection (2), after “dental services” insert “, and may not combine arrangements for the provision of personal medical services or personal dental services with arrangements for the provision of local pharmaceutical services under LPS schemes (within the meaning of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8A to the National Health Service Act 1997 or under pilot schemes made under section 28 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001”; and
(b)in subsection (8), in the definition of “personal dental services”, after “general dental practitioner” insert “(or, in England and Wales, a dental corporation)”.
(3)In section 5 (approval of pilot schemes), for subsection (5) substitute—
“(5)In carrying out his functions under subsection (4) in relation to the distribution of general practitioners in Scotland, the Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Medical Practices Committee.”
(4)In section 21 (provision of personal medical or dental services), in subsection (2)(a) of the section 28C to be inserted into the 1977 Act, after “dental services” insert “, and may not combine arrangements for the provision of personal medical services or personal dental services with arrangements for the provision of local pharmaceutical services under LPS schemes (within the meaning of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8A to this Act) or under pilot schemes made under section 28 of the Health and Social Care Act 2001”.