GMC Appeals
GMC appeals require specialist legal representation. It is possible to appeal a decision made by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) fitness to practise panel to the High Court. Richard Nelson LLP’s GMC solicitors can advise and represent you throughout a GMC appeal to help you get the best result.
To lodge a GMC appeal, a notice of appeal, together with grounds of appeal needs to be prepared. GMC appeal documents need to be lodged with the High Court within 28 days of the decision being appealed. The 28-day time limit is very strictly applied by the High Court and only in highly exceptional circumstances will the High Court permit an appeal to proceed if it is lodged out of time.
Contact UsRisks and rewards of a GMC appeal
GMC appeals are risky, as a doctor will be exposed to the risk of paying the GMC’s legal costs if their appeal is unsuccessful. Therefore, it is essential to obtain specialist legal advice on the merits of an appeal, prior to lodging an appeal to the High Court.
When advising a doctor on the merits of a GMC appeal to the High Court, we are always honest and transparent about the doctor's prospect of success. This enables a doctor to make an informed decision regarding the risks in proceeding with a GMC appeal and may save a doctor from a considerable loss of money and time, as well as preventing any misplaced optimism.
A decision made by the MPTS fitness to practise panel will not take effect until either the 28-day timeframe for lodging an appeal expires or the appeal is determined by the High Court. However, pending the outcome of a GMC appeal, a doctor may be suspended on an interim basis.
Professional Standards Authority
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) oversees all healthcare regulators, including the GMC. They review all final fitness to practise decisions. They may lodge an appeal against a fitness to practise decision by the MPTS, if they consider that the Panel’s decision was too lenient in all the circumstances or that the decision has not sufficiently protected the public.
Can the GMC lodge an appeal?
In some circumstances, if the GMC are not happy with the outcome of a decision made by the MPTS Fitness to Practise Panel, then they can lodge their own appeal before the High Court. If you are faced with the GMC lodging an appeal against a decision that you were happy with, we can support you and defend you in the High Court.
What We Do
Richard Nelson LLP’s GMC lawyers offer impartial advice on a range of related matters:
- GMC Interim Orders
- GMC Appeals
- GMC Fitness to Practise
- Coroner Inquests
- GMC Investigations
- GMC Registration
- GMC Restoration
- GMC Revalidation
- GMC Trust Disciplinary
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