Part 7Pharmaceutical services and local pharmaceutical services

Chapter 6Disqualification

157Review 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.