# The General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004, Article 70: Assignment of patients


Where, on 31st March 2004, a person had applied to a Primary Care Trust for assignment to a medical practitioner under regulation 4 of the Choice Regulations but that application had not yet been determined, the Primary Care Trust shall—
(a) require a contractor to assign the person to a medical practitioner who performs personal medical services under a transitional agreement in accordance with article 64(1);
(b) assign the patient in accordance with the terms of the contract, to—
(i) a default contractor,
(ii) a general medical services contractor, or
(iii) a person who is a party to a personal medical services agreement; or
(c) otherwise make arrangements for the applicant to be provided with essential services (or their equivalent) in the area of the Primary Care Trust.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/865/article/70 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/general-medical-services-and-personal-medical-services-transitional-and-consequential-provisions-order-2004/article-70
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