Despite hearing evidence in favour of the care Dr Webberley gave the patients for which she is under investigation. The GMC has requested a further 8 months’ extension to the suspension of her licence to practice medicine. That will be 5 years and 3 months of Dr Helen...
MPTS Hearing: New letter of support from Patient A’s mum
During the MPTS hearing of Dr Webberley, the mother of one of the patients in question reached out via our website. Patient A had identified as male his entire life, and at age 11 was assessed by GIDS and given puberty blockers. However, because the NHS does not...
MPTS Hearing Summary
The final day covered the Chair’s legal instructions to the Tribunal, who will now recess to make their deliberations before announcing the verdict on October 15th. The Chair’s instructions for the tribunal covered the burden of proof, which the Chair said was on the...
MPTS Hearing Days 39-40
Day 39 saw Mr Jackson QC close the GMC’s case against Dr Webberley. Day 40 was Mr Stern QC’s opportunity to refute the claims made by Mr Jackson QC and to finish laying out the defence case. Mr Stern QC began by acknowledging how much he had learnt about the issues...
MPTS Hearing Day 37
Dr Bouman, President of WPATH appeared today as a witness for the defence. His clear understanding of trans people’s needs and his empathetic approach won the hearts of all the readers today. Mr Jackson QC attempted to get Dr Bouman to agree that trans healthcare for...
MPTS Hearing Update from Dr Webberley – What Now?
This legal case was brought against me by the GMC. It is quite scary to write or read this sentence and very scary to see it published on the Internet for years to come. ‘In the Medical Practitioners Tribunal - The General Medical Council versus Dr Helen...
MPTS Hearing Day 36
On day 36, counsel for the GMC Mr Jackson QC, cross examined Dr Pasterski, witness for the defence. Dr Vickie Pasterski is a psychologist, psychotherapist, and gender specialist. She has over two decades of experience in the field of gender identity services, having...
How Far Behind Is Trans Healthcare Is in the UK?
Today (27.09.21) we heard Counsel for the GMC cross-examining Dr Paterski. As part of the cross examination the views of this influential regulator, which have been informed by clinicians in the UK and Europe, are becoming clearer. With this clarity comes greater...
MPTS Hearing Day 35
The morning was taken up with Mr Jackson QC’s final cross examination of Dr Webberley. He asked Dr Webberley about the Frosts spreadsheets that indicated that entries had been made using Dr Webberley’s user ID after the date of Dr Webberley’s suspension. Dr Webberley...
MPTS Hearing Days 33-34
As the last two days were taken up entirely with Dr webberley’s cross examination so instead of a blow-by blow we’ll bring you some of the highlights of the hearing, you’ll find a fuller coverage of the days events on Twitter at @mpts_hearing. Mr Jackson QC began by...