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system will assume a default End Date for the previous contract equal to the day 

before the newly entered Contract Start date. 

Add Contract/Edit Contract Messages 

For a home responsible Practice, next to the Contract Start Date field the flashing 

message ADD CONTRACT or EDIT CONTRACT will be displayed. 

 A message of 

ADD CONTRACT

 shows the existing values for Contract Type and 

Contract Start Date cannot be amended. This is because the information regarding that 

contract has already been provided to the QMAS and so cannot be altered. Only 

information about a new, changed contract may be entered.  

 A message of 

EDIT CONTRACT

 shows that existing displayed values for Contract 

Type and Contract Start Date may only be amended. This is because the information has 

not yet been sent to the QMAS, so can still be changed. New contract information 

cannot be entered. Note that, in terms of editing the existing Contract details, because 

there are only two possible values for Contract Type ( G  and  P ) a user may only 

amend the Contract Start Date or remove the latest values for both fields (by blanking 

them out). This re instates the previous values held for this practice. 

NOTE 

A Practice's full contract history can be displayed using a pop up window, 

initiated from the Key field on this screen. 

Date closed 

The date when this Practice was closed. If the Practice is current, this field will be blank. 

Enter a date only if the Practice has permanently closed. 

NOTE 

Once a Practice has been closed, no further changes can be made to any of the 

data held for that Practice.

The date entered here effectively becomes the end date for the latest live relationship for 

the Practice. See the heading  Closing a Practice  on page 13 12. 

NOTE 

If a Practice is closed, by entry of a date in the Date Closed field, the Practice 

Contract will be considered ended on the same date as the Date Closed. 

PCT 

The code and name of the Primary Care Trust to which this Practice currently belongs. 

This information is read only. If you wish to assign a Practice to a PCT, or make any 

other changes to PCT details, this must be done via the HG screen (see Chapter 12). 

If the Practice is not currently assigned to a PCT,  PCT ??????  will be displayed. 

Practice address 

The main address of this Practice. 

Postcode 

The postcode for the main address of the Practice. This field is mandatory. 

Grid Ref 

This is the grid reference of the practice and is a read only field. 

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