You mean when we realised we now had a regulator, who would decide after 35 years to ignore and contradict the rulings of MPTS - the body charged with deciding our fitness to practice by the Medical Act 1983 Yep, that got us involved And to question GMC actions + motives
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Replying to @GrumpyOldDoc @Allyncondon and
Um. Doesn't the MPTS report to the GMC?
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Replying to @tumtumtum @sarasiobhan and
It's supposed to be the independent decision making body, that's the issue.
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Replying to @GrumpyOldDoc @Allyncondon and
Not saying that it hasn't set some sort of new precedent like you say but MPTS was only spun off in 2012 and the GMC had to go to the high court to overrule...
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Replying to @tumtumtum @Allyncondon and
Medical Practitioner Tribunals Long long before 2012 Medical Act 1983 Section 35pic.twitter.com/vdH9Opz8Aj
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Replying to @GrumpyOldDoc @Allyncondon and
If you're talking about MPT tribunals not under the banner of the MPTS as a separate organisation - they were still operating under the GMC.
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Replying to @tumtumtum @Allyncondon and
Yes I know rules have been changed over years, but recent changes appear to have been implemented in peculiar manner - and why very unclear.
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Replying to @GrumpyOldDoc @Allyncondon and
Does this make it clearer for you? https://goo.gl/BDK1HU
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Replying to @tumtumtum @GrumpyOldDoc and
There are a lot of things about that letter which make me shift uncomfortably in my seat as I read them, tbh. Noteworthy it's from a doctor (as well as an MP) inviting suggestions for changes in regulation / legislation that applies to doctors, from a doctor-funded organisation.
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Replying to @C7RKY @GrumpyOldDoc and
I just read that part as standard lip service when replying to an MP and not really much would come out of it
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