SCHEDULE 2Other required terms

PART 1Provision of services

Attendance outside practice premises6

1

Where the medical condition of a patient is such that, in the reasonable opinion of the contractor—

a

attendance on the patient is required; and

b

it would be inappropriate for the patient to attend the contractor's practice premises,

the contractor must provide services to the patient at whichever of the places described in sub-paragraph (2) is, in the contractor's judgement, the most appropriate.

2

The places described in this sub-paragraph are—

a

the place recorded in the patient's medical records as being the patient's last home address;

b

such other place as the contractor has informed the patient and the Board is the place where the contractor has agreed to visit and treat the patient; or

c

another place in the contractor's practice area.

3

Nothing in this paragraph prevents the contractor from—

a

arranging for the referral of a patient without first seeing the patient, in any case where the patient's medical condition makes that course of action appropriate; or

b

visiting the patient in circumstances where this paragraph does not place the contractor under an obligation to do so.