National Health Service Act 2006

157 Review of decisions

(1) The Primary Care Trust may, and (except in prescribed cases) if requested in writing to do so by the practitioner must, review a contingent removal or a suspension (other than a contingent removal or a suspension imposed by, or a suspension continuing pursuant to, an order of the FHSAA, or a suspension imposed under section 155).

(2) The practitioner may not request a review before the expiry of the period of—

(a) three months beginning with the date of the decision of the Primary Care Trust to suspend or contingently remove him, or (as appropriate),

(b) six months beginning with the date of its decision on the previous review.

(3) On such a review, the Primary Care Trust may—

(a) confirm the contingent removal or the suspension,

(b) in the case of a suspension, terminate it,

(c) in the case of a contingent removal, vary the conditions, impose different conditions, revoke the contingent removal, or remove the practitioner from the list.