Statutory Basis: Section 169 of the National Health Service Act 2006

Description: Administered by the Tribunals Service. Hear appeals against decisions of Health Authorities to suspend or remove an individual from the Health Authority list of practitioners.

Jurisdiction: England/Wales

Website: www.fhsaa.tribunals.gov.uk

Statistical data for 2008/09 Financial Year

Judicial Pool: 66

Days Sat: 103

Receipts: 95

Withdrawn: 20

Decided: 69

Outstanding: 27

Success Rate: 57%*

Oral Hearings: 55%

Waiting Times: 13 weeks to hearing, 17 days to dispatch of decision

Notes: These figures are for England and Wales.
*relates to the overall percentage of cases determined where the decision went in favour of the appeallant/applicant. In 29% of cases where the practitioner was the appellant, the case went in his favour. In 88% of cases, where the applicant was the PCT/LHB, the decision went in favour of the PCT/LHB.

Committees

Scottish
Committee

Cymru / Welsh
Committee