Dr Philip Batty is the President-Elect of the Independent Doctors Federation, the leading organisation supporting doctors working in the independent sector. He is on both the Specialist Register as a Consultant in Sport and Exercise Medicine, and the GP Register having spent many 20 years working in General Practice. He has been involved in elite sports medicine for over 25 years and has recently joined Cleveland Clinic London as an employee, having previously worked independently. He also serves as sports physician to Middlesex County Cricket Club and the English National Ballet.