Lord Carlile of Berriewasked Her Majesty's Government:
What steps, if any, were taken between 1976 and 1999 to terminate or to impose conditions or sanctions on contracts between Dr Harold Shipman and the National Health Service. [HL875]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathNone before August 1998.
In August 1998, West Pennine Health Authority asked the NHS Tribunal to make an order suspending Dr Shipman from medical lists on the grounds that this was necessary to protect patients. The NHS Tribunal made the order suspending Dr Shipman as a result of the health authority's representations.