The National Health Service (Personal Medical Services) (Services List) and the (General Medical Services Supplementary List) and (General Medical Services) Amendment Regulations 2003

Notification

16.—(1) Where a Primary Care Trust—

(a) refuses to admit a doctor to its services list on the grounds specified in regulation 6;

(b) imposes conditions on his inclusion in that list under regulation 8;

(c) removes him from that list under regulation 10;

(d) removes him from that list contingently under regulation 12; or

(e) suspends him from that list under regulation 13,

it shall notify the persons or bodies specified in paragraph (2), and shall additionally notify those specified in paragraph (3), if requested to do so by those persons or bodies in writing (including electronically), of the matters set out in paragraph (4).

(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, a Primary Care Trust shall notify—

(a) the Secretary of State;

(b) any Primary Care Trust or equivalent body that—

(i) has the doctor on any list or equivalent list, or

(ii) is considering an application for inclusion in any list or equivalent list by the doctor;

(c) the Scottish Executive;

(d) the National Assembly for Wales;

(e) the Northern Ireland Executive;

(f) the General Medical Council or any other appropriate regulatory body;

(g) the NCAA; and

(h) where it is a fraud case, the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service.

(3) The persons or bodies to be additionally notified in accordance with paragraph (1) are persons or bodies that can establish that they are or were employing or that they are considering employing the doctor in a professional capacity.

(4) The matters referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) name, address and date of birth of the doctor;

(b) his professional registration number;

(c) date and copy of the decision of the Primary Care Trust; and

(d) a contact name of a person in the Primary Care Trust for further enquiries.

(5) The Primary Care Trust shall send to the doctor concerned a copy of any information about him provided to the persons or bodies listed in paragraph (2) or (3), and any correspondence with that person or body relating to that information.

(6) Where the Primary Care Trust has notified any of the persons or bodies specified in paragraph (2) or (3) of the matters set out in paragraph (4), it may, in addition, if requested by that person or body, notify that person or body of any evidence that was considered, including any representations from the doctor.

(7) Where a Primary Care Trust is notified by the FHSAA that it has imposed a national disqualification on a doctor who was, or had applied to be included, in its services list, it shall notify the persons or bodies listed in paragraph (2)(b), (g) and (h) and paragraph (3).

(8) Where a decision is changed on review or appeal, or a suspension lapses, the Primary Care Trust shall notify the persons or bodies that were notified of the original decision of the later decision or the fact that that suspension has lapsed.