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Paragraph 18 Patient preference of practitioner

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

(1)

Where the contractor has accepted an application for inclusion in its list of patients, it shall—

(a)

notify the patient (or, in the case of a child or incapable adult, the person who made the application on their behalf) of the patient’s right to express a preference to receive services from a particular performer or class of performer either generally or in relation to any particular condition; and

(b)

record in writing any such preference expressed by or on behalf of the patient.

(2)

The contractor shall endeavour to comply with any reasonable preference expressed under sub-paragraph (1) but need not do so if the preferred performer—

(a)

has reasonable grounds for refusing to provide services to the patient; or

(b)

does not routinely perform the service in question within the practice.