Hearings
England & Wales
15 Dec 2005 [2005] EWCA Civ 1578; [2006] 1 WLR 1229; [2006] 3 All ER 543, CA
R (Cavanagh) v Health Service Comr for England
Additional names
R (Bhatt) v Health Service Comr for England
R (Redmond) v Health Service Comr for England
Subject Matter
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE — Health Service Commissioner — Investigation of complaint — Complaint that health service body failed to provide treatment for patient's vitamin deficiency — Health service body in response not questioning need for treatment — Commissioner finding that vitamin deficiency wrongly diagnosed and criticising doctors — Whether investigation exceeding commissioner's powers — Health Service Commissioners Act 1993, ss 3, 11
Appellate History
R (Cavanagh) v Health Service Comr for England [2004] EWHC 1847 (Admin)
Decision of Henriques J reversed
R (Cavanagh) v Health Service Comr for England [2005] EWCA Civ 1578; [2006] 1 WLR 1229; [2006] 3 All ER 543, CA