Primary Health Lists
The Primary Health Lists jurisdiction of the Tribunal Service is completely independent of the Department of Health and is not accountable to the Secretary of State for Health. Appeals and applications are made to it directly.
Currently General Practitioners (GPs), Dentists, Optometrists and some Pharmacists need to be on a locally managed performers list before being able to provide NHS services within the area of a Primary Care Trust. The Primary Health Lists jurisdiction hears appeals/applications resulting from decisions made by Primary Care Trusts as part of the local management of such performers lists.
The Tribunal will allocate appeals and applications to panels normally consisting of a Tribunal Judge, a Specialist Member, and Member. The panels will hold oral hearings into the matters referred to them unless both the Applicant and Respondent indicate that they do not want one. Panels may give their decisions at the end of the hearing or they may reserve their decisions.
