Leonard Peter <[log in to unmask]> writes
>My FHSA says they have a right to allocate patients even if the live
>outside my area. I think this is wrong and unjust.
I agree it is wrong, but re-reading the regulations it does appear it
MIGHT be legal...
Para 16.(1)
"... shall assign him to and notify accordingly such a doctor as they
think fit, having regard to -
a. the distance between the person's residence and the practice premises
of the doctors in the area;
b. ...."
The question is probably what is the definition of "area". If it is the
area of the FHSA, then that is v worrying, and not a little daft. If on
the other-hand it is the area of the practice, then you have clear
grounds to dispute it.
In the definitions, the only mention of "area" is "practice area",
whereas "locality means the locality for which a committee (FPC?) is
established".
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Jon Rogers Tel: 44 117 950 7100
Southmead Health Centre Fax: 44 117 944 5498
Bristol BS10 6DF UK e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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