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Dr. Ghosh

: I will come to the composition of the panel and to the options that will be available to Dr. Ghosh in the light of the outcome of any hearing. A formal complaint was made to the trust about Dr. Ghosh and, in a sense, that can run separately from the employment tribunal. The investigation was not dependent on it. If allegations had been made, the PCT had a duty to investigate. Under the regulations, an internal investigation was set up at the end of January, chaired by a non-executive director of the trust, which included the acting chief executive of the trust and an independent member. The investigation was conducted, as my hon. Friend said, by the head of corporate affairs of a neighbouring PCT in order to ensure independence from the panel.