I have recently started investigating the Chair Persons of these so called Independent Review Panels.
The CHC Regulations and Requirements stipulate that the Chair cannot be an employee of the NHS or a current serving executive or non executive director. Also they cannot be someone sacked by the NHS.
Interestingly enough they do not preclude a for instance,lets say a solicitor from a firm whose main client is .....the NHS. They do not preclude an accountant whose main client is ......the NHS.
So imagine this scenario. I am sure it would never happen in this country,the birth place of natural justice and equity.
A solicitor has been on the phone advising the NHS that they have erroneously allowed the Social Services to get away with too much by declaring a lot of their (social services )clients as having a primary health need as opposed to social care. Triumphantly She manages to claw back millions from Social Services.Looking good on her CV.
Suddenly , she realises the time...hurriedly she gets into the car and gets to the local PCT Appeal Panel. In walks the worried relatives. She is introduced as the Independent Chair,does not announce a conflict of interest . she listens to someone present her client's case.
She is now in a different role.She now adjudicates on whether her client,the NHS has to pay money to this family for their loved one care.
Clearly, this could not happen in this country afterall we are a civilised country who understand the principle that 'justice must be seen to be done'
We are a great race who understands that someone who acts for one party on a day in day out basis could not possible adjudicate on whether that party had to pay money to another.
I am right ........WE ARE A CIVILISED RACE WITH A FAIR ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL SYSTEM.....????????
This could not be happening in the UK....
It was just a bad dream.
The CHC Regulations and Requirements stipulate that the Chair cannot be an employee of the NHS or a current serving executive or non executive director. Also they cannot be someone sacked by the NHS.
Interestingly enough they do not preclude a for instance,lets say a solicitor from a firm whose main client is .....the NHS. They do not preclude an accountant whose main client is ......the NHS.
So imagine this scenario. I am sure it would never happen in this country,the birth place of natural justice and equity.
A solicitor has been on the phone advising the NHS that they have erroneously allowed the Social Services to get away with too much by declaring a lot of their (social services )clients as having a primary health need as opposed to social care. Triumphantly She manages to claw back millions from Social Services.Looking good on her CV.
Suddenly , she realises the time...hurriedly she gets into the car and gets to the local PCT Appeal Panel. In walks the worried relatives. She is introduced as the Independent Chair,does not announce a conflict of interest . she listens to someone present her client's case.
She is now in a different role.She now adjudicates on whether her client,the NHS has to pay money to this family for their loved one care.
Clearly, this could not happen in this country afterall we are a civilised country who understand the principle that 'justice must be seen to be done'
We are a great race who understands that someone who acts for one party on a day in day out basis could not possible adjudicate on whether that party had to pay money to another.
I am right ........WE ARE A CIVILISED RACE WITH A FAIR ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL SYSTEM.....????????
This could not be happening in the UK....
It was just a bad dream.
