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NHS Performers List disputes: guidance and solicitor matching
Guidance for GPs, dentists and ophthalmic performers dealing with NHS England applications, conditions, suspension, removal and appeals.
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What this guidance covers
A stage-specific map for NHS Performers Lists.
Guidance for GPs, dentists and ophthalmic performers dealing with NHS England applications, conditions, suspension, removal and appeals.
Use the supporting guides to move from the first notice through evidence, hearings, outcomes and any review. Start with the question raised by the latest letter rather than trying to read the whole process at once.
Common entry points
- Applying to join an NHS Performers List
- Conditions on inclusion in an NHS Performers List
- How NHS England manages a Performers List concern
- The NHS Performers List Decision Panel
- Suspension from an NHS Performers List
Guides for each stage
8 focused guides in procedural order.
Start with the guide matching the latest letter or decision. From there, you can move to the stages immediately before and after it, or return to this overview.
Applying to join an NHS Performers List
NHS England checks an applicant's eligibility, declarations and professional history before deciding on inclusion. Delays, requests for information and adverse material should be handled against the current policy and regulations.
Read the guide Guide 02Conditions on inclusion in an NHS Performers List
NHS England may offer inclusion subject to conditions. The conditions should be relevant, workable and understood before acceptance or appeal because they can govern whether and how NHS primary care work begins.
Read the guide Guide 03How NHS England manages a Performers List concern
A Performers List concern can involve conduct, performance, health, efficiency or suitability and may run alongside employer, regulator or criminal proceedings. The precise statutory route shapes the available decision.
Read the guide Guide 04The NHS Performers List Decision Panel
The PLDP has delegated authority to make discretionary decisions that alter a performer's list status. Fair preparation requires the notice, evidence, representations and possible statutory outcomes to be organised around the panel's task.
Read the guide Guide 05Suspension from an NHS Performers List
Performers List suspension is a protective measure and is distinct from professional-register suspension. Immediate and later panel procedures, review rights and payment consequences require case-specific checking.
Read the guide Guide 06NHS Performers List conditions and compliance
Conditions can restrict or structure NHS primary care work and may be reviewed, maintained or varied. Compliance should be documented against the exact wording, with difficulties raised before an alleged breach develops.
Read the guide Guide 07Removal from an NHS Performers List
Removal may be considered under mandatory or discretionary provisions and can prevent the affected NHS primary care work. The notice, stated ground and evidence should be tested separately from any professional-regulator case.
Read the guide Guide 08Appealing a Performers List decision to the First-tier Tribunal
The First-tier Tribunal can hear appeals against specified NHS Performers List decisions. The decision letter, regulations, appeal form and time limit should be checked immediately, while operative conditions may continue.
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