Clause 22 - Unsuitability for inclusion in medical, dental,ophthalmic and pharmaceutical etc. lists
Health and Social Care Bill
2:30 pm
Mr John Denham (Minister of State, Department of Health; Southampton, Itchen, Labour)
If a practitioner applied in one health authority area and was rejected, and no national disqualification was in force, he could then apply to a different health authority, which, under the clause, would have to take proper account of the fact that he had been rejected by the other authority. We do not seek to establish a system that leads to wide variations in performance, but it is possible that there may be grounds for refusal on a specifically local basis that would not apply in another area.