Virtual hearing shows patients what to expect

NEW measures have been introduced to give more support to patients complaining about their doctors.

The General Medical Council has launched a website so those subject to a hearing can see exactly what goes on in a virtual fitness to practise hearing.

Paul Philip, the GMC's director of standards and fitness to practice, said: "We hope this initiative will offer some peace of mind to all those who are called to give evidence at our hearings, and that the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the process and the look and feel of a hearing will help to demystify it."