Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) Defence Law
The Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) will commence work from 2012, subject to the appropriate legislation being implemented in time. Doctors Defence Service will be defending doctors who appear before the new tribunal. There are many proposed changes to the current Fitness to Practise Process and Registration Process. The new processes, when it they are rolled out, will make some significant changes to the way doctors will be invited to engage in the process.
Read the GMC Consultation publication Reform of the Fitness to Practise procedures at the GMC (PDF – External Link) [March 2011]
Read the CHRE publication The Establishment of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (PDF – External Link) [June 2011]
To discuss a Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service (MPTS) / GMC legal matter, in confidence and without obligation, with specialist lawyers trained in MPTS law, call Doctors Defence Service on 0800 10 88 739