The National Health Service (General Medical Services Supplementary List) Regulations 2001

Notification

16.—(1) Where a Health Authority—

(a) refuses to admit a doctor to its list;

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

(c) removes him under regulation 10;

(d) removes him contingently under regulation 12; or

(e) suspends him under regulation 13,

it shall notify the persons and bodies specified in paragraph (2), and shall notify those specified in paragraph (3), if so requested by them, of the matters set out in paragraph (4).

(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, a Health Authority shall notify—

(a) the Secretary of State;

(b) any Health Authority in England that has the doctor, or a body corporate of which the doctor is a director, on any of its lists, or is considering an application for inclusion in any of its lists by such a doctor or body corporate;

(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 local medical committee for its area;

(h) any other organisation that, to the knowledge of the Health Authority, employs or uses the services of the doctor in a professional capacity;

(i) where it is a fraud case, the National Health Service Counter Fraud Service.

(3) Where paragraph (1) applies, the Health Authority shall notify any person or body that can establish that it is considering employing the doctor in a professional capacity if the Health Authority receives a written request (including an electronic request) to do so.

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

(a) identifying details of the doctor;

(b) professional registration number;

(c) date and copy of the decision of the Health Authority;

(d) a contact name of a person in the Health Authority for further enquiries.

(5) The Health Authority 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.

(6) Where the Health Authority 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 what evidence was considered, including representations of the doctor.

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

(8) Where a decision is changed on review or appeal, the Health Authority shall notify the persons or bodies that were notified of the original decision of the later decision.