Consultant Psychiatrist who are members of the Group are able to engage in case-based discussions (CbD’s) as they apply to medicolegal practice.  CbD's are part of Quality Improvement and a vital part of Appraisal under GMC rules.

Consultant Psychiatrists who are members of GS Medical Group are able to engage in CbD’s subject to the fee payable for such discussion and are mandated to complete at least two medicolegal CbD's per year.
The Assessor will be a Member of the Group with a Supervisory role.

Medicolegal CbD’s over and above the mandatory requirement for the Group however may be undertaken between peers in any number by private arrangement .Opportunities of doing so are unlimited  but extra-numerary CbD’s are always required  to be documented .

A dedicated medicolegal CbD Form designed especially for this purpose is available to Members which can be downloaded from the Group’s website (Box 1). The duration of a standard CbD is 30 minutes in most cases.

Medicolegal CbD’s are capable of being examined at Appraisal meetings under Whole Practice Appraisal and should always be included in the Appraisal Document under Quality Improvement. In terms of the member’s  PDP they earn credits subject to approval by the Peer Group in both the clinical and academic domains