SCHEDULE 3Other contractual terms

PART 1Provision of services

Duty of co-operation: cluster working I116

1

A contractor must comply with the requirements in sub-paragraph (2) where registered patients or temporary residents are provided with services by the contractor’s cluster.

2

The requirements specified in this sub-paragraph are that the contractor must—

a

co-operate, in so far as is reasonable, with any person responsible for the provision of the services,

b

comply in core hours with any reasonable request for information from such a person or from the Local Health Board relating to the provision of the services,

c

agree the mandate for the GP Collaborative representative at cluster meetings and take account of feedback from those cluster meetings,

d

take reasonable steps to provide information to its registered patients about the services, including information on how to access the services and any changes to them, and

e

ensure engagement in the planning and delivery of local services, as agreed within the cluster action plan, which includes suitable arrangements to enable the sharing of data, where appropriate safeguards are met, to support the delivery of the services and discussion of cluster funding and budgets.