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43Requirement to provide certain primary medical servicesE+W(1)A general medical services contract must require the contractor or contractors to provide, for his or their patients, primary medical services of such descriptions as may be prescribed.
44Persons eligible to enter into GMS contractsE+W(1)A Local Health Board may, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, enter into a general medical services contract with—
45GMS contracts: paymentsE+W(1)The Welsh Ministers may give directions as to payments to be made under general medical services contracts.
46GMS contracts: prescription of drugs, etcE+W(1)A general medical services contract must contain provision requiring the contractor or contractors to comply with any directions given by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of this section as to the drugs, medicines or other substances which may or may not be ordered for patients in the provision of medical services under the contract.
47GMS contracts: other required termsE+W(1)A general medical services contract must contain such provision as may be prescribed (in addition to the provision required by the preceding provisions of this Part).
48GMS contracts: disputes and enforcementE+W(1)Regulations may make provision for the resolution of disputes as to the terms of a proposed general medical services contract.