Removal of patient from registered list
The main pathways for a general practice top remove a patient are summarised as a flow chart in Annex A.
The number in each section refers to Schedule 3 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015 as amended . There are equivalent paragraphs in the Primary Medical Services regulations. Alternative Providers of Medical Services (APMS) contracts are individual but are likely to include the same clauses.
1) Removal on reasonable grounds
2) Removal of violent patient
3) Removal of patient registered elsewhere
4) Removal of patient who has moved out of practice area
5) Removal of patient whose address is unknown
6) Removal of patients for other reasons
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Updated on Wednesday, 6 March 2024,
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