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

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26.  In making an assignment to a provider under paragraph 24 or 25, the Health Board shall have regard to–

(a)the wishes and circumstances of the patient to be assigned;

(b)the distance between the patient’s place of residence and the provider’s practice premises;

(c)whether during the 6 months ending on the date on which the application for assignments is received by the Health Board, the patient’s name has been removed from the list of patients of a provider in the area of the Health Board under paragraph 13 or its equivalent provision in relation to a general medical services contractor in the area of the Health Board;

(d)whether the patient’s name has been removed from the list of patients of a provider in the area of the Health Board under paragraph 14 or its equivalent provision in relation to a general medical services contractor in the area of the Health Board and, if so, whether the provider has appropriate facilities to deal with such a patient; and

(e)such other matters as the Health Board considers to be relevant.

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