Part I Services and Administration

F2 Provision of personal medical or dental services

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Amendments (Textual)
F2

Cross-heading inserted (prosp.) by 1997 c. 46, ss. 21(1), 41(3)

28FF1 Right to choose medical practitioner.

1

Provision shall be made in regulations for conferring a right on any person to choose the medical practitioner from whom he is to receive primary medical services, subject to—

a

the consent of the practitioner concerned; and

b

any limit on the number of patients to be accepted by any practitioner.

2

In particular, the regulations—

a

shall prescribe the procedure for choosing a practitioner;

b

may prescribe a limit on the number of patients to be accepted by a medical practitioner who undertakes to provide general medical services under Part II; and

c

shall provide for the distribution among medical practitioners of persons who have indicated a wish to obtain primary medical services but—

i

have been refused by the medical practitioner of their choice; or

ii

have not chosen a medical practitioner.

3

The Secretary of State may give directions imposing a limit on the number of patients to be accepted by a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services in accordance with section 28C arrangements.

4

Any such directions may make different provision for different cases or descriptions of case.

5

Regulations under this section may also provide that the right to choose a medical practitioner conferred by the regulations shall, in the case of such persons as may be specified in the regulations, be exercised on their behalf by other persons so specified.

6

In this section “primary medical services” means medical services which are—

a

provided, in accordance with section 28C arrangements, as personal medical services; or

b

provided under Part II as general medical services.