The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015

Assignments to closed lists: assignments of patients by [F1NHS England]E+W

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43.—(1) Before [F1NHS England] assigns a new patient to a contractor, [F1NHS England] must, subject to sub-paragraph (3)—

(a)enter into discussions with the contractor regarding the additional support that [F1NHS England] can offer the contractor; and

(b)use its best endeavours to provide such appropriate support.

(2) In the discussions referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a), both parties must use reasonable endeavours to reach agreement.

(3) The requirement in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to enter into discussions applies—

(a)to the first assignment of a patient to a particular contractor; and

(b)to any subsequent assignment to that contractor to the extent that it is reasonable and appropriate having regard to—

(i)the numbers of patients who have been or may be assigned to it, and

(ii)the period of time since the last discussions under sub-paragraph (1)(a) took place.

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