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Hearings and decisions

You can find all our scheduled hearings and published decisions here. We also explain the different hearing types, who the makes the decisions and how to attend a hearing in our guides.

Medical practitioners tribunals
Search medical practitioners tribunal hearings and recent decisions. These tribunals decide if a doctor’s fitness to practise medicine is impaired and what action, if any, is needed.
Interim order tribunals
Search recent interim order tribunal decisions. These tribunals decide if a doctor's practice should be restricted while an investigation takes place.

Understanding our hearings

Learn about the different hearing types, who makes the decisions and how to attend a hearing.

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Hearing types and how they work

We run two types of tribunal hearings for doctors. Find out more about them and how they protect patients.
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Who makes the decisions?

We have around 300 people who we can appoint to a tribunal. Find out more about our tribunal members here.
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How to attend a hearing

We run hearings in person and virtually. Find out more about how to attend a hearing here.