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New tribunal service for doctors gets the go ahead
The General Medical Council (GMC) has approved plans to establish the new medical practitioners tribunal service.
This is a key part of its programme of reforms to the way it deals with doctors where there are questions about their conduct or their ability to treat patients safely.
The new body will take over the running of doctors' hearings from as early as next year. It will be operationally separate from the GMC's investigation arm and will be headed by a senior judicial figure who will be responsible for appointing and performance managing panel members.
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