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An illustration of the way in which the composition of the Partnership has varied over 

this period is given below: 

Partnership 

A | Partnership 

A | Partnership 

A 

(A, B, C, D) 

| 

(A, B, C) 

| 

(A, B, C, E) 

 | 

| 

 30.04.98 

31.05.98 

D ends 

E starts 

01.06.98 

From the above, it can be seen that any function which needs to consider the total 

registered population of the Practice during the period 01/05/98 to 31/05/98 has to 

take into account the patients registered with ended GP D. This is already done in the 

NHAIS System on, for example, the Capitation Report and within Finance 

applications; but this would not be the case if enquiries were made on the NHAIS 

System database with, for example, M Connect 2 or SAT Writer. To calculate the total 

registered patient population for the above Practice would involve two separate 

enquiries; one for Partnership A and another for GP D. The two sets of figures would 

then have to be aggregated. 

So, the legal `Partnership' does not consider D to be part of the Practice after his End 

Date. In Financial terms, this is absolutely correct; D is not providing any services to 

his patients, even though they are still (in database terms) allocated to him. So, no 

payment should be paid to him. 

However, those patients allocated to D still identify themselves with the Practice with 

which D used to be a member; they will still look to that Practice to provide their 

medical care. Hence, we need to consider D to be part of the 

Practice

 until he no 

longer has patients allocated to him. In reality, this would be until the Bulk Transfer of 

patients from D to E is actioned, i.e. the Bulk Transfer Action date of 31.05.98. 

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