The General Medical Services and Personal Medical Services Transitional and Consequential Provisions Order 2004

Removals from the list of patients who are violent

7.—(1) This article applies where, on or before 31st March 2004, a person had been removed from a relevant medical practitioner’s list of patients with immediate effect pursuant to paragraph 9A of Schedule 2 to the 1992 Regulations(1) but—

(a) confirmation in writing had not yet been given to the Primary Care Trust under paragraph 9A(2);

(b) reasonable steps had not yet been taken by the relevant medical practitioner under paragraph 9A(4) to inform the person whose name had been removed; or

(c) written notice of the removal had not yet been given to the person by the Primary Care Trust under regulation 19(6B) of the 1992 Regulations(2).

(2) In a case to which paragraph (1)(a) applies written confirmation of the request for removal shall be given to the Primary Care Trust by the succeeding contractor within 7 days from the date on which notification was given under paragraph 9A(1).

(3) In a case to which paragraph (1)(b) applies, reasonable steps shall be taken by the succeeding contractor to inform the patient of the request for removal.

(4) In a case to which paragraph (1)(c) applies, the Primary Care Trust shall send written notice of the removal to the patient.

(1)

Paragraph 9A was inserted by S.I. 1994/633 and amended by S.I. 2002/2469.

(2)

Paragraph (6B) was inserted into regulation 19 by S.I. 1994/633 and amended by S.I. 1998/682 and 2002/2469.