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The National Health Service (Primary Medical Services Section 17C Agreements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004
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- 2004 No. 116
- SCHEDULE 2
- PART 2
- Regulation 29
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Assignments to closed lists: assignments of patients by a Health Board
29.—(1) Before the Health Board may assign a new patient to a provider, it shall, subject to sub paragraph (3), enter into discussions with that provider regarding additional support that the Health Board can offer the provider, and the Health Board shall use its best endeavours to provide appropriate support.
(2) In the discussions referred to in sub-paragraph (1), both parties shall use reasonable endeavours to reach agreement.
(3) The requirement in sub-paragraph (1) to enter into discussions applies–
(a)to the first assignment of a patient to a particular provider; and
(b)to any subsequent assignment to that provider to the extent that it is reasonable and appropriate having regard to the number of patients who have been or may be assigned to it and the period of time since the last discussions under sub-paragraph (1) took place.
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