Reasonable Offer

A Reasonable Offer is an APPOINTMENT OFFER or OFFER OF ADMISSION.

An offer is reasonable where:

• the offer of an Out-Patient Appointment  or an OFFER OF ADMISSION  is for a time and date three or more weeks from the time that the offer was made or

• the PATIENT accepts the offer or

• the offer is for the first Genitourinary Consultant Clinic Attendance in a Sexual Health and HIV Episode or

• the offer is for any APPOINTMENT for treatment in a Cancer Treatment Period or

• the offer of an APPOINTMENT for a non-outpatient CARE CONTACT  provided by a Community Health Service  complies with local, publicly available/published policies for access to that SERVICE.  These local policies should be clearly defined and specifically protect the clinical interests of vulnerable PATIENTS  (e.g. children) and must have been agreed with clinicians, commissioners, PATIENTS  and other stakeholders.