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Paragraph 6 Informing patients of opt outs

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Prior to any opt out taking effect, the Primary Care Trust and the contractor shall discuss how to inform the contractor’s patients of the proposed opt out.

(2)

The contractor shall, if requested by the Primary Care Trust inform its registered patients of an opt out and the arrangements made for them to receive the additional service or out of hours services by—

(a)

placing a notice in the practice’s waiting rooms; or

(b)

including the information in the practice leaflet.

(3)

In this paragraph “opt out” means an out of hours opt out, a permanent opt out or a temporary opt out.