SCHEDULE 3Other contractual terms
PART 4Assignment of patients to lists
Factors relevant to assignments40
When assigning a person as a new patient to a contractor's list of patients under paragraph 39(1)(a) or (b), F1NHS England must have regard to—
a
the preferences and circumstances of the person;
b
the distance between the person's place of residence and the contractor's practice premises;
c
any request made by a contractor to remove the person from its list of patients within the preceding period of six months beginning with the date on which the application for assignment is received by F1NHS England;
d
whether, during the preceding period of six months beginning with the date on which the application for assignment is received by F1NHS England, the person has been removed from a list of patients on the grounds referred to in—
i
paragraph 24 (relating to the circumstances in which a person may be removed from a contractor's list of patients at the request of the contractor),
ii
paragraph 25 (relating to the removal from the contractor's list of patients of persons who are violent), or
iii
e
in a case to which sub-paragraph (d)(ii) applies (or equivalent provisions as mentioned in sub-paragraph (d)(iii) apply), whether the contractor has appropriate facilities to deal with such patients; and
f
such other matters as F1NHS England considers relevant.