Our response to the MPTS ruling on Dr Watt in Northern Ireland
Last week Dr Michael Watt, a Former Belfast Trust neurologist, was removed from the medical register. This means he can no longer practise medicine in the UK.
Dr Michael Watt and his conduct has been the focus of high-level investigations since the recall of neurology patients in Northern Ireland in 2018.
Open and transparent
We expected these investigations to include public evidence sessions. However, following a decision by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) to allow Michael Watt to voluntarily remove himself from the medical register, there will not be a public hearing into his performance and practice.
We're hugely disappointed by this decision. We feel it would've been in the public interest for the allegations to be heard by the tribunal in an open and transparent way.
We've sent the below response to the MPTS.
Our letter to the Chair of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service
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