Mary Hawking wrote:
>
> In message <[log in to unmask]>, Jon Rogers
> <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >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...
>
> can anyone tell me if this one is legal?
> There are a small (but increasing) number of patients unacceptable to
> *any* practice in the area. The HA has decided (with,I think, the
> agreement of the LMC) to put these patients on a rota of two to four
> weeks, to different practices. Note,these patients are *not* allocated -
> so no practice can reject them - and immediate necessary treatment fees
> are paid for any services - avoiding the problem of where they are on
> the first day of the quarter.
> Are there any regulations covering this?
> Mary
> >
> >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".
Everey patient has a right to a GP. Where the patient will be rejected
by every practice (this has happened with 1 patient to us) then our HA
did just the same - pay whichever [practice sees him oin an emergency
fee basis for that consultation. Seems reasonable, and with the co-op
covering nights it's not a problem at night either...
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