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Doctors' Lists (Transfers)

Volume 934: debated on Wednesday 29 June 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what remedy a patient has when, wishing to transfer from one general practitioner's list to another, he is refused by another doctor of his choice.

The chosen doctor is entitled in his turn to exercise his right of choice. If he decides to refuse the patient, the latter should seek acceptance by another doctor. Family practitioner committees are always ready to help and can, if necessary, assign a patient to a doctor in the area.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he is satisfied that patients wishing to transfer from one general practitioner's list to another of their choice, in the event of the death or retirement of their doctor, or if they are dissatisfied with the treatment they receive, are able to do so.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many complaints he has received about doctors refusing to accept patients wishing to transfer from one general practitioner's list to another in the same area.

No separate record is kept of such correspondence, and extraction of this information would involve dispro-

NUMBER OF FAMILIES RECEIVING FAMILY INCOME SUPPLEMENT PRIOR TO THE UPRATING IN JULY 1977
Thousands
Type of family and number of children(a) On maximum before and after uprating(b) Brought on to maximum by uprating(c) Unaffected by maximum at upratingAll families
Lone parent families:
1child221721
2 or more children111315
All lone parent families333036
Two parent families:
1 child11911
2 or more children223135
All two parent families334046
Total, All families667082

Notes:

1. All figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.

2.The immediate increases received at the uprating could be reduced or extinguished when each individual claim is reassessed upon renewal and any increase in earnings is taken into account.