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Paragraph 72 Termination by NHS England: patient safety and material financial lossF1

England and Wales

NHS England may serve notice in writing on the contractor terminating the contract forthwith or with effect from such date as may be specified in the notice if—

(a)

the contractor has breached the contract and as a result of that breach, the safety of the contractor's patients is at serious risk if the contract is not terminated; or

(b)

the contractor's financial situation is such that NHS England considers that NHS England is at risk of material financial loss.

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F1

Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1