§ 63. Sir Anthony Royleasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases of complaints against general practitioners brought to the notice of family practitioner committees have not been able to be investigated because they were not lodged in time, and how many such cases he has turned down on appeal.
§ Mr. MoyleWhen a family practitioner committee decides not to investigate a complaint because it was made outside the time limit, the matter is not reported to my Department unless the complainant appeals, and information about such complaints is not maintained centrally. Since 1st April 1974 when appeal arrangements first came into operation, 118 appeals have been made in cases involving general practitioners, of which 21 were successful.