“We welcome Anne Milton’s announcement and view the government’s proposal as a sensible way forward.
“We are keen to contribute to the consultation.
“The GMC is committed to the concept of independent adjudication and to building on the reforms that we have already implemented.
“We have also been working closely with OHPA on a range of further changes, which we would want to take forward to develop a more cost-effective model for adjudication in the future.
“We will continue to work closely with the Department of Health throughout this process.”
You can read the statement from Anne Milton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and the response from Walter Merricks, Chair of OHPA on OHPA's website: http://ohpa.org.uk/.
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