David Jobson wrote:
>
> Leonard Peters Asks:
>
> LP>HELP!
>
> LP>My FHSA/HA (Brent and Harrow) have just allocated a patient to me from
> LP>outside our FHSA agreed area. I don't wish to breach patient confidence
> LP>with details but I am frightened to accept this patient.
>
> LP>My FHSA says they have a right to allocate patients even if the live
> LP>outside my area. I think this is wrong and unjust.
>
> LP>The BMA say they don't know (well that,s worth 20 per month) and have
> LP>advised me to remove the patient before seeing him which I have done.
>
> LP>Does anyone know the law here.
>
> Your HA are, and very much regret to say, correct.
>
> There is no tie up in the ToS 'tween practice area and
> allocations, though they would have trouble allocating a
> patient miles and miles away, except by the time you've
> appealed, you could have had him/her removed anyway.
>
> What is also not commonly know is that the "three month rule"
> whereby allocated patients are moved on after three months,
> is nothing but a gentleman's agreement, and you can ask the
> HA to remove a patient as soon as they allocate the patient,
> and therefore before you are involved in "continuing care" -
> there will of course be a two week delay (excepting violence
> with police involvement). Faxes speed things up too.
>
> The BMA may not know, but I know the GMSC do.
> They are not the same thing.
>
David is absolutely right.
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