Functions of clinical advisers
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1
A clinical adviser—
a
must be present at any meeting of the Scrutiny Committee at which a decision is to be taken as to whether or not to refer a case to the Statutory Committee where the health of the person who is the subject of the case is to be, or is likely to be, considered;
b
may be present at any other meeting of the Scrutiny Committee where health related issues are to be, or are likely to be, considered; and
c
must be present at any meeting of, or hearing before, the Statutory Committee where health related issues are to be, or are likely to be, considered.
2
The function of the clinical adviser who is present at a meeting or hearing referred to in paragraph (1) is to—
a
advise the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee on any issues within the clinical adviser’s areas of medical expertise that may be referred to the clinical adviser by a member of the relevant committee; and
b
intervene to advise the Statutory Committee or Scrutiny Committee on an issue where it appears to the clinical adviser that, without the clinical adviser’s intervention, there is a possibility of an error being made.
3
A clinical adviser who is present at a meeting or hearing referred to in paragraph (1)(c) must not be present during the private deliberations of the Statutory Committee.
4
A clinical adviser must not participate in the decision making of any committee (and is not entitled to vote).