§ 55. Mr. Collinsasked the Minister of Health if, in cases where doctors in the National Health Service have been severely censured and fined, he will refer the cases to the General Medical Council so that they can consider whether 32 the doctors have been guilty of infamous conduct in any professional sense.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithIt is already the practice to send to the General Medical Council particulars of all cases which, it seems, may come within their purview.
§ Mr. CollinsDoes that cover the point raised in the Question? Does it mean that when a doctor has been heavily censured in that way his name automatically would be submitted to the General Medical Council?
§ Mr. Walker-SmithI think that if the hon. Gentleman will be good enough to study Rule 12 of the Medical Disciplinary Committee Procedure Rules of the General Medical Council, he will see what is the procedure laid down for referring such matters to the Council.