Amendments proposed to the Health Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

17

Clause     28,     page     24,     line     24,     leave out from 'time' to end of line 25.

   

Caroline Flint

92

Clause     28,     page     24,     line     25,     at end insert ', and then only if such conditions as may be so specified are complied with.'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

18

Clause     28,     page     24,     line     40,     after 'Ministers', insert ', having consulted with representative bodies,'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

19

Clause     28,     page     24,     line     41,     after 'pharmacist', insert 'having regard to—

      (a) the establishment of clear lines of accountability within the pharmacy;

      (b) provision for the responsible pharmacist to be contactable when absent;

      (c) the maximum time for the responsible pharmacist to return to the pharmacy; and

      (d) provision for the responsible pharmacist to justify any absence.'.

   

Caroline Flint

93

Clause     28,     page     25,     line     16,     leave out 'under' and insert 'made by virtue of'.

   

Caroline Flint

94

Clause     28,     page     25,     line     22,     leave out 'under' and insert 'made by virtue of'.

   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

122

*Clause     28,     page     25,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(12)   Before making regulations under this section the Health Ministers shall consult such persons as appear to them to represent persons providing pharmaceutical services.'.

   

Caroline Flint

95

Clause     28,     page     25,     leave out line 37 and insert 'making of entries in a record relating to the responsible pharmacist),'.

   

Caroline Flint

96

Clause     28,     page     25,     line     39,     leave out from 'of' to end of line 40 and insert 'the record)." '.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

20

Clause     28,     page     26,     line     2,     at end add—

    '( )   The Health Ministers will ensure that responsible pharmacists can seek guidance under this section.'.


   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

121

*Clause     31,     page     26,     leave out lines 20 to 40 and insert—

    '(1)   The Secretary of State may give directions to a Primary Care Trust requiring it to charge a fee to persons who make an application referred to in section 42(2)(c)(i) or (ii) to the Primary Care Trust.

    (2)   The Secretary of State shall in the directions specify the fee to be charged, which may vary according to the type of application being made but not according to the place in England where it is made.

    (3)   Before determining the amount of any fee to be charged the Secretary of State must consult such organisations as he thinks fit that appear to him to represent persons providing pharmaceutical services and such organisations as he thinks fit that appear to him to represent Primary Care Trusts.

    (4)   The Secretary of State must publish in such manner as he thinks fit any directions he gives under this section.'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

21

Clause     31,     page     26,     line     28,     at end insert—

      '(c) require Primary Care Trusts to refund the fee if an application is not determined within 28 days.'.


   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

115

Page     27,     line     37,     leave out Clause 32.


   

Caroline Flint

82

Clause     33,     page     28,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '(2)   In section 17S of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29) (eligibility to be contractor under pharmaceutical care services contract), after subsection (1) insert—

          "(1A)   In such circumstances, and subject to such conditions, as may be prescribed, subsection (1) has effect with the omission of the words from "who undertakes" to the end.".'.


   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

79

Clause     34,     page     28,     line     41,     leave out from 'all' to end of line 11 on page 29 and insert 'persons'.


   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

29

Clause     35,     page     32,     line     47,     at end insert—

    '( )   Regulations under subsection (2) must make provision for all those with entitlement to GOS to retain the right to have that delivered by the provider of his or her choice.'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

30

Clause     35,     page     32,     line     47,     at end insert—

    '( )   Regulations under subsection (2) must make provision as to the right of those qualifying for a GOS sight test to have that sight test, and for the provider to be recompensed without any limitation on the number of sight tests carried out either in total or at any listed practice.'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

31

Clause     35,     page     32,     line     47,     at end insert—

    '( )   Regulations under subsection (2) shall direct that the Primary Care Trust will not be able to place any limitation on the number of providers or performers listed in their area, or deny the right of any performer listed by another Primary Care Trust to undertake sight tests in their area.'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

32

Clause     35,     page     32,     line     47,     at end insert—

    '( )   Regulations under section 16CD(4) shall direct that the remuneration paid to providers for each sight test shall be a nationally negotiated fee as agreed from time to time by the Secretary of State.'.


   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

120

Clause     37,     page     34,     line     18,     at end add—

    '(4)   After subsection (3) insert—

          "(4)   Practices providing NHS services must be included in the Connecting for Health Programme.

          (5)   Optometrists shall have access to relevant sections of the patient electronic record (subject to informed consent) and NHS electronic GP and hospital referral systems.

          (6)   Submissions of claims for ophthalmic payments shall be processed by the Business Services Authority.".'.


   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

33

Clause     38,     page     34,     line     26,     at end insert—

      '(c) dispensing opticians, to whom payments are made for meeting or contributing towards the cost incurred for the supply of optical appliances or their replacement or repair.'.

   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

116

Clause     38,     page     34,     line     27,     after 'every', insert 'dispensing optician or'.

   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

117

Clause     38,     page     34,     line     30,     after 'optometrist', insert 'or dispensing optician'.

   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

118

Clause     38,     page     34,     line     36,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Caroline Flint

112

Clause     38,     page     35,     line     10,     leave out from 'determine' to end of line 22 and insert 'the amount of its administrative expenses for that year.

    ( )   A Primary Care Trust may—

      (a) on the request of a committee recognised by it, allot to that committee such sums as it may determine for defraying the committee's administrative expenses; and'.

   

Caroline Flint

113

Clause     38,     page     35,     leave out lines 27 to 32.


   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

80

Clause     39,     page     36,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '( )   A description set out under subsection (2) shall include any person unqualified to dispense optical appliances to persons under the age of 16.'.

   

Steve Webb
Stephen Williams

119

Clause     39,     page     36,     line     7,     at end insert 'which may include persons unqualified to dispense optical appliances to persons under the age of 16.'.


   

Caroline Flint

77

Schedule     4,     page     73,     line     40,     leave out 'a copy' and insert 'copies of the accounts and'.


   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

23

Clause     71,     page     54,     line     17,     leave out 'which may be' and insert 'that will be'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

24

Clause     71,     page     54,     line     28,     leave out 'which may be' and insert 'that will be'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

25

Clause     71,     page     55,     line     2,     leave out 'which may be' and insert 'that will be'.

   

Mr Andrew Lansley
Dr Andrew Murrison
Mr Crispin Blunt

26

Clause     71,     page     55,     line     9,     leave out 'which may be' and insert 'that will be'.

 
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