SCHEDULE 3Other contractual terms

PART 7Notice requirements and rights of entry

Notice provisions specific to a contract with two or more individuals practising in a partnership51

1

Where a contractor is a partnership, the contractor must give notice in writing to F1NHS England as soon as—

a

any partner in the partnership—

i

leaves the partnership, or

ii

informs the other partners in the partnership that they intend to leave the partnership; or

b

a new partner joins the partnership.

2

A notice under sub-paragraph (1)(a) must confirm the date on which the partner left or proposes to leave the partnership.

3

A notice under sub-paragraph (1)(b) must—

a

state the date on which the new partner joined the partnership;

b

confirm that the new partner is—

i

a medical practitioner, or

ii

a person who satisfies the conditions specified in section 86(2)(b)(i) to (iv) of the Act (persons eligible to enter into GMS contracts);

c

confirm that the new partner meets the conditions imposed by regulations 5 and 6; and

d

state whether the new partner is a general or a limited partner in the partnership.