GMC and MPTS
What the GMC does
The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent regulator for doctors in the UK. It maintains the medical register, sets standards for medical training and practice, and investigates concerns about doctors' fitness to practise.
When the GMC investigates a concern, it may decide to close the case, issue a warning, accept undertakings, or refer the case to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service for a hearing.
What the MPTS does
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is operationally separate from the GMC and runs the hearings. It decides whether a doctor's fitness to practise is impaired and, if so, what sanction to impose.
Sanctions a tribunal can impose include erasure (being struck off the register), suspension, conditions on practice, or no action.
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