Regulation 71 Patient online services : appointments and prescriptionsF14

A contractor must promote and offer to its registered patients the facility for a patient to—

in a manner which is capable of being electronically integrated with the computerised clinical systems of the contractor's practice using appropriate systems authorised by F1NHS England .

The requirements in paragraph (1) do not apply where the contractor does not have access to computer systems and software which would enable it to offer the online services described in that paragraph to its registered patients.

A contractor must when complying with the requirements in paragraph (1)(a)—

In the case of appointments required to be made available for direct booking by NHS 111, in accordance with paragraph 11B of Part 1 of Schedule 3 to these Regulations, those appointments can be released to be booked by a contractor’s registered patients by any means in the two hour period within core hours prior to the appointment time, or such other period agreed pursuant to a local arrangement, if they have not been booked by NHS 111 prior to this time.

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F9... The contractor must also promote and offer to its registered patients the facility referred to in paragraph (1)(a) and (b) on F10the home page (or equivalent) of F11its practice website or online practice profile.

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