HC Deb 26 March 2002 vol 382 cc928-9W
Ms Drown

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to ensure that NHS trusts establish appeals panels promptly. [40018]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 12 March 2002]: The Department is currently discussing new doctors' disciplinary procedures with the British Medical Association. This will include the handling of local appeals by NHS employers.

The aim is to develop a national system that will provide for fair, quicker and more effective local procedures.