HC Deb 24 July 1985 vol 83 cc564-5W
Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether a decision has yet been reached on the representation made by the Lothian health board to the National Health Service tribunal in respect of Mr. J F. Mitchell BDS.

Mr. Younger

In relation to the Appeal by Mr. J. F. Mitchell BDS, Whitehouse, Whitehouse Road, Barnton, Edinburgh against a direction of the National Health Service tribunal dated 24 October 1984 following a representation to the tribunal by Lothian health board, I have decided to accept the recommendation of the reporter, Mr. W. D. Prosser QC, dean of the Faculty of Advocates, that the direction should be confirmed without modification. I have therefore confirmed the direction whereby Mr. Mitchell's name shall be removed from the list maintained by Lothian health board of the names of dental practitioners who undertake to provide general dental services under the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 and his name shall be removed from or not included in any corresponding list kept by any other health board under Part II of the 1978 Act.

I am arranging for a copy of the letter which is being sent today from the Scottish Home and Health Department conveying this decision to Mr. Mitchell to be placed in the Library.

In its statement containing the foregoing direction, the NHS tribunal suggested that consideration should be given to the existing procedures under the 1978 Act and the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) (Scotland) Regulations 1974 for dealing with issues of this kind and I shall consider this matter in the light of the tribunal's comments.