R v Secretary of State for Health ex parte Goldstein

(1993) 4 Med LR 335

QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION

and Mr Justice SCHIEMANN

Judicial review — Accreditation — Higher specialist training — Rheumatologist — EEC law — Freedom of movement of workers — Restriction on advertising in United Kingdom that applicant was specialist in rheumatology — Failure of United Kingdom to implement First and Second Medical Directives — Whether proper implementation of directives entailed (a) publication in Medical Register of indicator specifying completion of specialist training; (b) publication of separate list of persons holding specialist qualifications; and (c) furnishing list to all other member states in European Economic Community — Whether way in which post basic medical training was organised in United Kingdom was contrary to United Kingdom's obligations under Community law — Whether “specialist” level of expertise and traditional concept of accreditation and consultancy was unlawful under Community law