Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 10 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 November 2003. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 17 November 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether doctors who have been struck off the medical register are eligible for election to the board of governors of a foundation trust.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether doctors who have been struck off the medical register are eligible for election to the board of governors of a foundation trust. [138558] Mr. Hutton: Subject to Parliament, the legislation on national health service foundation trusts will allow a NHS foundation trust's constitution to make further provision as to the circumstances in which a person may not become or continue as a member of the Board of Governors. It will be up to each NHS foundation trust to decide whether to include in their constitution a provision that doctors who have been struck off the medical register are not eligible to sit on the Board of Governors. If a NHS foundation trust's constitution did not include any such provision, then a doctor who had been struck off the medical register would be eligible to sit on the Board of Governors if elected by any of the public, patient or staff constituencies, provided that they were otherwise eligible to stand.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 138558; 413 c585-6W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Doctors Governing bodies Eligibility Dismissal NHS foundation trusts
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk