Guidance for use in doctors’ hearings
The Guidance for MPTS tribunals is split into sections, with the first two explaining how decision making should be approached and the procedural steps that should be taken during hearings. There is then specific guidance for interim orders tribunal hearings, medical practitioners tribunal hearings and voluntary erasure applications.
The guidance introduction sets out how decision making by tribunals should be proportionate, transparent and fair.
The guidance on procedural matters explains what a tribunal should consider before and during a hearing.
This guidance explains how decisions will be made by tribunals at an interim orders tribunal hearing.
This guidance explains how decisions will be made by tribunals at a medical practitioners tribunal hearing.
This guidance explains the process where a doctor requests to be removed from the register.