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Paragraph 37 Assignments to closed lists: assignments of patients by a Primary Care Trust

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(1)

Before the Primary Care Trust may assign a new patient to a contractor, it shall, subject to sub-paragraph (3), enter into discussions with that contractor regarding additional support that the Primary Care Trust can offer the contractor, and the Primary Care Trust shall use its best endeavours to provide appropriate support.

(2)

In the discussions referred to in sub-paragraph (1), both parties shall use reasonable endeavours to reach agreement.

(3)

The requirement in sub-paragraph (1) to enter into discussions applies—

(a)

to the first assignment of a patient to a particular contractor; and

(b)

to any subsequent assignment to that contractor to the extent that it is reasonable and appropriate having regard to the numbers of patients who have been or may be assigned to it and the period of time since the last discussions under sub-paragraph (1) took place.