The General Medical Services and Section 17C Agreements (Transitional and other Ancillary Provisions) (Scotland) Order 2004

Removals from the list of patients who are violent

7.—(1) This article applies where, on or before 31st March 2004, a person had been removed from a relevant medical practitioner’s list of patients with immediate effect pursuant to paragraph 9(2) of Schedule 1 to the 1995 Regulations but–

(a) confirmation in writing had not yet been given to the Health Board under paragraph 9(3);

(b) reasonable steps had not yet been taken by the relevant medical practitioner under paragraph 9(5) to inform the person whose name had been removed; or

(c) written notice of the removal had not yet been given to the person by the Health Board under regulation 27(6) of the 1995 Regulations(1).

(2) In a case to which paragraph (1)(a) applies written confirmation of the request for removal shall be given to the Health Board by the succeeding contractor within 7 days from the date on which notification was given under paragraph 9(2).

(3) In a case to which paragraph (1)(b) applies, reasonable steps shall be taken by the succeeding contractor to inform the patient of the request for removal.

(4) In a case to which paragraph (1)(c) applies, the Health Board shall send written notice of the removal to the patient.

(1)

Regulation 27 was amended by S.I. 1998/660, S.S.I. 1999/54 and S.S.I. 2003/443.