Table 1

Expert panel eligibility criteria

RoleEligibility criteria
Doctors
  • Medical degree

  • Full GMC registration

  • Member or fellow of the FSEM

  • Worked a minimum of 5 years independently in a high-performance team sport environment, focused on athlete and team healthcare

Physiotherapists
  • Physiotherapy degree

  • Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists and registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council

  • Membership of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports and Exercise Medicine or Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists

  • A higher degree (masters (MSc) or equivalent) in any of the following: sports physiotherapy/sports and exercise medicine/sports rehabilitation

  • Worked a minimum of 5 years independently in a high-performance team sport environment, focused on athlete and team healthcare

Sports therapists and rehabilitators
  • Sports rehabilitation/therapy degree

  • Membership of the British Association of Sports Rehabilitators or the Society of Sports Therapists

  • A higher degree (MSc or equivalent) in any of the following: sports physiotherapy/sports and exercise medicine/sports rehabilitation

  • Worked a minimum of 5 years independently in a high-performance team sport environment, focused on athlete and team healthcare

  • FSEM, Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine; GMC, General Medical Council.