PART 10Records and information
F1Transfer of patient records between GP practices: time limits69A
1
This regulation applies where—
a
a patient on a contractor’s list of patients has registered with another provider of primary medical services, and
b
the contractor receives a request from that provider for the complete records relating to that patient.
2
The contractor must, before the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which it receives the request from the provider—
a
send the complete records (other than any part of the records held only in paper form) to the provider via the GP2GP facility in accordance with regulation 69, and
b
send to F2NHS England in accordance with regulation 67(5A), the complete records, or any part of the records—
i
for which the contractor does not receive a confirmation, or
ii
held only in paper form.
3
In this regulation—
“confirmation”, in relation to records sent via the GP2GP facility, means confirmation of safe and effective transfer via that facility;
“GPG2P facility” has the same meaning as in paragraph (2) of regulation 69.