NHS trusts must train those conducting disciplinary procedures to treat doctors fairly, says MPS

The Medical Protection Society has called for all NHS trust staff who deal with disciplinary investigations to have specialised training, to ensure that doctors are treated fairly and compassionately, after data indicated that more than a third of trusts don’t make such training mandatory.

The MPS sent requests under freedom of information legislation to 145 NHS trusts in England, asking for details about disciplinary procedures, including what training case managers receive, and received 86 responses (59% response rate).

A third of trusts that answered the question on training (26 of 74) said they did not have mandatory training for staff who handling disciplinaries, while 23% (17 of 75) …