The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2004

Removals from the list of patients registered elsewhere

22.—(1) The Health Board shall remove a patient from the contractor’s list of patients if—

(a)the patient has subsequently been registered with another provider of essential services (or their equivalent) in the area of the Health Board; or

(b)it has received notice from another Health Board, Primary Care trust, Local Health Board, or a Health and Social Services Board that the patient has subsequently been registered with a provider of essential services (or their equivalent) outside the area of the Health Board.

(2) A removal in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) shall take effect—

(a)on the date on which the Health Board receives notification of the registration of the person with the new provider; or

(b)with the consent of the Health Board, on such other date as has been agreed between the contractor and the new provider.

(3) The Health Board shall notify the contractor in writing of patients removed from its list of patients under sub-paragraph (1).