> > 2) There are sometimes questions about whether it is someone's FIRST
> > registration with an NHS GP. There is no instantaneous way to discern
> > someone's eligibility for registration, and there are now significant
> > numbers of people in the UK not eligible for registration if I
> > understand the regulations correctly (I know this is a big issue for one
> > local practice, though not for us). Documentation checks would be
> > increased if needed for everyone, not just for those who can't identify
> > a previous GP.
>
>A previous GP is not a guarantee of eligibility.
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>There are a family of alternative approaches to details of
>implementation, including the PCT issuing one or more tokens, whether as
>bits of paper or patterns of bits (passwords or serial numbers matching
>a previously provided list and amounting to "I promise to pay (for
>medical care for/given to/by) the bearer the sum of ....) " either in
>advance to Practices - I'm unkeen, or on demand by phone or in person to
>individuals.
Happy to go along with your answer on 2, snipped only for brevity not
to emphasize any preference.
Is there a way of taking this forwards so that this old chestnut can
be put to bed?
Julian
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