If there is, a meeting of the GMC's preliminaryproceedings committee (PPC) will decide what further action, if any, needs to be taken and how the case should be investigated.
The General Medical Council's preliminaryproceedings committee (PPC) decided that the three doctors who treated Miss McNicholas - Drs Khaleeli, Jones and Martin - should not be brought before the body's professional conduct committee.
She has issued opinions and orders resolving pre-trial disputes in civil cases, written reports and recommendations to district court judges on a variety of issues, conducted preliminaryproceedings in criminal cases, and presided over 14 trials with the consent of the parties.