The Medical Protection Society (MPS) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the General Medical Council’s (GMC) survey on its Consent guidance.

MPS used the consultation to make the point that the GMC’s ambition should be for information held on the register to be fully up-to-date, accurate, and dependable. This is the register’s core purpose and current function, and should remain so.

MPS response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee Inquiry into Primary Care.

MPS has responded to the Department of Justice’s review of the level of statutory bereavement damages in Northern Ireland.

MPS has responded to the CQC’s consultation on how it inspects and regulates independent doctor services. While agreeing in principle to some elements of the CQC’s proposals, MPS does have significant concerns about the risks involved with adopting a one-size fits all approach to the regulation of all independent services.

MPS have responded to the Home Office consultation on statutory multi-agency guidance on Female Genital Mutilation.

The generic professional capabilities dealt with in the ten domains of this framework are all important. In our response, MPS particularly noted the reference to ‘emotional resilience’ in Domain 1 of the proposed framework. Emotional resilience is a valuable attribute for any doctor.

MPS has responded to the GMC’s proposals to change the information published and disclosed about a doctor’s fitness to practise. While MPS is supportive of a number of the proposed changes, we are concerned that the balance between the public interest and the individual interest of the doctor, is not being fully achieved.

MPS has provided feedback to the Healthcare Inspectorate of Wales on its strategic plan for the next three years (2015-18).

MPS has responded to the General Medical Council's consultation concerning guidance for all doctors who offer cosmetic interventions.

MPS has responded to the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) consultation, which outlines the proposal of a full performance review of health and care regulators.

MPS has responded to a Cabinet Office consultation, which sets out the initial principles that would underpin a Public Service Ombudsman (PSO).

MPS has responded to the GMC’s proposals to reform the fitness to practice investigation and adjudication processes. We are concerned about some of the proposed changes, and these are outlined in the response.

MPS has produced a briefing document ahead of the Medical Innovation Bill’s Second reading in the House of Commons, which is currently scheduled for Friday 6 March.

MPS recognises that the policy decision has been made to introduce mandatory reporting for female genital mutilation (FGM). For this reason we will not comment on the policy decision itself. Having said that, MPS is of the view that the current General Medical Council (GMC) guidelines for reporting FGM are, in general, clear and appropriate.

MPS responds to the GMC’s consultation about its Confidentiality guidance.

MPS fully supports a culture of openness in the NHS – a need for which was notably raised in the Francis Inquiry Report. We have long standing concerns that legal duties, such as a statutory duty of candour being proposed by the Scottish Government, fail to provide the impetus necessary for behavioural change.

MPS has provided a pre-consultation in response to the rising cost of clinical negligence and a proposed Fixed Recoverable Costs Scheme.

The MPS has responded to the Scottish Government’s consultation on proposals to introduce a new offence of wilful neglect or ill-treatment in health and social care settings.

MPS welcomes the opportunity to comment on these changes to the indicative sanctions guidance.