The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Attendance outside practice premises

2.—(1) In the case of a patient whose medical condition is such that in the reasonable opinion of the provider–

(a) attendance on the patient is required; and

(b) it would be inappropriate for the patient to attend at the practice premises,

the provider shall provide services to that patient at whichever in the provider’s judgement is the most appropriate of the places set out in sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The places referred to in sub-paragraph (1) are–

(a) the place recorded in the patient’s medical records as being the patient’s last home address or (where the patient’s medical record is not immediately available) the place confirmed by the patient as being the patient’s home address;

(b) such other place as the provider has informed the patient and the Health Board is the place where the provider has agreed to visit and treat the patient;

(c) where the provider has a list of patients, some other place in the provider’s practice area; or

(d) where the provider has no list of patients, some other place within the area specified in the agreement pursuant to regulation 18(1)(e).

(3) Nothing in this paragraph prevents the provider from–

(a) arranging for the referral of the patient without first seeing the patient, in a case where the medical condition of that patient makes that course of action appropriate; or

(b) visiting the patient in circumstances where this paragraph does not place the provider under an obligation to do so.