Response of practitioner
- Respond to disciplinary statement of case within 28 days Any Person
Scottish Statutory Instrument
2006
United Kingdom
The National Health Service (Discipline Committees) (Scotland) Regulations 2006
At a glance
What's here
2 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 1
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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What this Act requires
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Schedules
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A discipline committee other than a joint discipline committee shall...
(1) A joint discipline committee shall consist of–
(1) As respects each discipline committee not fewer than one...
(1) The chairperson of a discipline committee shall be a...
(1) A person shall be appointed to act as deputy...
(1) Subject to the other provisions of this Schedule, a...
A person who is a member of a discipline committee...
In this Schedule– (a) “lay member” in relation to a...
Health Board’s statement of case
Disciplinary matters in relation to deputies
Preparation for the hearing
Attendance at hearing
Procedure at the hearing
Discipline committee’s report
Provisions as to quorum, composition and voting
Interpretation
Subject to the provisions of these Regulations the procedure at...
The chairperson may by notice require any person–
The chairperson may administer oaths and examine witnesses on oath,...
Any person who refuses or wilfully neglects to attend a...
Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the hearing may...
The Scottish Ministers may make orders as to the expenses...
Any order by the Scottish Ministers under paragraph 6 may...
A failure to exercise a reasonable standard of professional or...
A failure to exercise a proper degree of skill and...
A failure to ensure a proper degree of skill and...
The committee (in these Regulations referred to as the Medical...
The Medical Advisory Committee shall consist of 2 medical practitioners...
The committee (in these Regulations referred to as the Dental...
The Dental Advisory Committee shall consist of 2 dental practitioners...
Procedure on appeal to Scottish Ministers
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Scottish Ministers must process NHS practitioner appeals fairly and give reasoned decisions Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 17 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Establishment of committees
Provisions relating to the start of disciplinary proceedings
Referral to discipline committee
Time limits
Investigations by discipline committees
Determination of appropriate Health Board
Appeal to Scottish Ministers
Recovery of amounts from practitioners following appeal
Death of practitioner
Investigation of excessive undertaking of eye examinations, excessive issuing of optical vouchers or excessive prescribing of supplements
Service of notices,
Power to dispense with requirements as to notices
Attendance by member of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council
Transitional provisions
Revocations
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