SCHEDULE 2Other required terms
PART 2Patients: general
Patient preference of a practitioner21
1
Where the contractor has accepted an application made under paragraph F117, 19, 31D, 31E, 31F or 31G, the contractor must—
a
give notice in writing to the person (or, in the case of a child or an adult who lacks capacity, to the person who made the application on the applicant's behalf) of that person's right to express a preference to receive services from a particular performer or class of performer either generally or in relation to any particular condition; and
b
record in writing any such preference expressed by or on behalf of that person.
2
The contractor must endeavour to comply with any reasonable preference expressed under sub-paragraph (1) but need not do so if the preferred performer—
a
has reasonable grounds for refusing to provide services to the person who expressed the preference; or
b
does not routinely perform the service in question within the contractor's practice.