the wishes and circumstances of the patient to be assigned;

the distance between the patient’s place of residence and the provider’s practice premises;

whether during the 6 months ending on the date on which the application for assignments is received by the Health Board, the patient’s name has been removed from the list of patients of a provider in the area of the Health Board under paragraph 13 or its equivalent provision in relation to a general medical services contractor in the area of the Health Board;

whether the patient’s name has been removed from the list of patients of a provider in the area of the Health Board under paragraph 14 or its equivalent provision in relation to a general medical services contractor in the area of the Health Board and, if so, whether the provider has appropriate facilities to deal with such a patient; and

such other matters as the Health Board considers to be relevant.