Prospective
Attendance at practice premises E+W
5.—(1) The contractor must take steps to ensure that any patient who—
(a)has not previously made an appointment, and
(b)attends at the practice premises for unified services between 8.30am and 6.00pm on a working day,
is provided with such services by an appropriate health care professional on that day.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where—
(a)it is more appropriate for the patient to be referred elsewhere for services under the Act, or
(b)the patient is then offered an appointment to attend again within a time which is appropriate and reasonable having regard to all the circumstances and the patient’s health would not thereby be jeopardised.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 3 para. 5 in force at 1.10.2023, see reg. 1(2)