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Article 7 Removals from the list of patients who are violent

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

(1)

This article applies where, on or before 31st March 2004, a person had been removed from a relevant medical practitioner’s list of patients with immediate effect pursuant to paragraph 9A of Schedule 2 to the 1992 Regulationsf1 but—

(a)

confirmation in writing had not yet been given to the Primary Care Trust under paragraph 9A(2);

(b)

reasonable steps had not yet been taken by the relevant medical practitioner under paragraph 9A(4) to inform the person whose name had been removed; or

(c)

written notice of the removal had not yet been given to the person by the Primary Care Trust under regulation 19(6B) of the 1992 Regulationsf2.

(2)

In a case to which paragraph (1)(a) applies written confirmation of the request for removal shall be given to the Primary Care Trust by the succeeding contractor within 7 days from the date on which notification was given under paragraph 9A(1).

(3)

In a case to which paragraph (1)(b) applies, reasonable steps shall be taken by the succeeding contractor to inform the patient of the request for removal.

(4)

In a case to which paragraph (1)(c) applies, the Primary Care Trust shall send written notice of the removal to the patient.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Paragraph 9A was inserted by S.I. 1994/633 and amended by S.I. 2002/2469.

f2

Paragraph (6B) was inserted into regulation 19 by S.I. 1994/633 and amended by S.I. 1998/682 and 2002/2469.