Jeremy Platt read Physiological Sciences at Magdalen College, Oxford, and qualified in medicine from the University of Edinburgh. He trained in hospital medicine and haematology in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow before training to be a General Practitioner in Glasgow. He has worked full time as a GP partner at Binfield Surgery, Bracknell, Berkshire for 25 years.
Jeremy has been supplying evidence to Claimant and Defendant solicitors about allegations of General Practitioner Breach of Duty for 10 years and in that time has written around 500 reports. He has attended many conferences with lawyers and expert witness meetings. He has given advice to the General Medical Council to assist in their investigation of over 80 allegations of poor practice.
Jeremy has had a special interest in prescribing, and he has sat on various committees charged with delivering policies for the local NHS bodies in this field for 18 years. He has advised and contributed to the development of policies in all clinical fields and has given advice and support to colleagues whose prescribing data suggested that this was necessary.
Jeremy enjoys travel outside work and is a mad keen golfer.