Sports and Exercise Medicine Doctors

An amazing team of SEM solicitors

with proven track record willing to

work closely with you to achieve your

desired outcome

Our Sports and Exercise Medicine lawyers have the skills and expertise to advise and assist you, if you are a specialty doctor in the field of Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM). Our SEM lawyers are familiar with the curriculum of the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB), the process of training and the competencies you need to achieve in order to be awarded a certificate of completion of training (CCT) to be able to practise independently as a consultant in SEM. We are leading experts and our role is to ensure that you succeed when going through the process of training and that you meet your competencies to become an SEM consultant whether you are doing core or higher specialty training as a full time or Less Than Full Time Trainee.

Testimonial

Trainee Registrar in Medical Oncology Specialty (then ST4)- ARCP Outcome 3 – Drafted and submitted an Appeal of the Decision of ARCP Panel on behalf of Doctor – Following successful Appeal to the ARCP Appeal Panel the Trainee Registrar received ARCP Outcome 2 - Now ST5

'Receiving unfair ARCP outcome (outcome 3) after my ARCP meeting was one of the darkest hours in my life. I felt helpless and in need of help. However, knowing that it was an unfair outcome, I decided to appeal.

I knew that I needed professional help to get the appeal right. Searching online, I found a few names but after deliberating, I chose Dr Rosanna Cooper of RT Coopers. I immediately felt that my intuition was right. The commitment, work-ethic and the professionalism that she embodied were instantaneously reassuring. She gave me adequate time to listen to my case and consider all its aspects before reaching the appropriate argument that nailed the case.

After submitting my appeal, my case was reviewed by the same panel that awarded the initial outcome. After reading the appeal, the panel changed the outcome to ARCP Outcome 2. The chair of the panel praised the written appeal arguments and he said, “that he agreed with a lot of its content”. Rosanna is a professional, compassionate, and savvy solicitor and it was god who sent her to me. During your difficult times, I am sure she will help you too.' Dr M.M

Services

Our sports and medicine solicitors will advise and assist whether you are undertaking your mandatory primary care training or in Public Health Medicine and General Practice as follows:

Training and Examination

Completing your core training (St!)	If you are undertaking a Core Medical Training (CMT), Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) or GP training programme, we will review the full curriculum for specialty training in SEM in order to advise and assist you. We will review the curriculum for:: CMT ACCS GP training In addition to the specialty training curriculum for SEM.
Passing the MRCP (UK) examinations	As you are required to pass the full MRCP (UK) examinations before entry into specialty SEM training at ST3, if you fail your MRCP(UK) examinations , we are able to advise you.
Completing your specialty training (ST3-ST6)	If you have not met standard laid down for supervised clinical training Failure to develop an Educational Plan Failure to achieve requisite standards following Workplace-Based Assessments (WBAs) Multi-Source Feedback (MSF) Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) Case-Based Discussion (CbD) Patient Survey (PS) Audit Assessment (AA) Teaching Observation (TO) Our SEM solicitors will review and analyse your WBAS and provide guidance on the outcome of your mini-CEX, CbD, DOPS, MSF and Patient Survey as well as your systematic audits, both clinical and administrative Issues with educational supervisor report Issues with clinical supervisor report Allegation of lack of progression in experience and responsibilities ARCP issues (see below)
ST3	Poor reports and/or assessments during primary care medicine (GP) or Public Health medicine Inadequate supervision
ST4	Failure to successfully complete the Diploma in SEM to gain membership to the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine Inadequate supervision As an ST5 in Accident and Emergency Medicine: Poor management of acute emergency presentations Poor introduction to sport and exercise related problems Failure to successfully complete the Sports Science attachment
ST5	Failure to successfully complete the orthopaedic surgery and general medicine attachments Failure to develop a portfolio job plan Inadequate supervision
ST6	Failure to successfully complete the clinical component of the final year of training in Sport and Exercise Medicine Inadequate supervision
You have not achieved the competencies including the common competencies	You need to prove that you have the appropriate level of knowledge, skills, behaviours and competencies to attain the CCT in order to work independently and effectively as a consultant in the NHS. You have failed to meet one or more of the domains of the common competencies under the Common Competencies Framework: General Medical Skills Principles of Quality and Safety Improvement History Taking Clinical Examination Therapeutics and Safe Prescribing Decision Making and Clinical Reasoning The Patient as Central Focus of Care Prioritisation of Patient Safety in Clinical Practice Infection Control Communication Relationships with Patients and Communication within a Consultation Breaking Bad News Scientific Knowledge Exercise Physiology, Anatomy and Nutrition Population Health Public health Primary care Medical Emergencies Drugs in Sport You have been informed in particular that you have: Put patients’ safety at risk Failed to undertake any self-directed learning Failed to obtain regular feedback from educational supervisors and trainers Failed to seek appropriate career advice and counselling Failed to seek support if going through bullying and harassment or discrimination Not put measures in place for mediation and retraining You must show that you have the requisite skills. Our SEM solicitors will be able to assist you if you have been informed that you lack: The obligatory "core" knowledge and skills The requisite level of clinical expertise Effective communication skills Clinical management skills
Appeals against decisions concerning in-year assessments	We will assist you in the preparation of your appeal at deanery level

ARCP

The Annual Review of Competence

Progression (ARCP) outcomes

Our ARCP lawyers with experience in ARCP cases will conduct a review of your documents to ascertain whether your competencies matched the detailed requirements of the training syllabus and whether you have the evidence to support satisfactory progression in your portfolio and what further evidence you may need to adduce.

ARCP Review

Following the decision of the ARCP Panel, our ARCP solicitors will draft your review of the decision of the ARCP Panel.

Appeal to the ARCP Appeals Panel

Our ARCP solicitors wil work closely with you to prepare your appeal to the ARCP Appeals Panel.

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