by admin | Mar 9, 2026 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in General Medical Council v Gilbert & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 53 provides important clarification for doctors on how the GMC’s Sanctions Guidance should be applied in fitness to practise proceedings, particularly where allegations...
by admin | Feb 23, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GMC, News
I represented a doctor before the MPTS on allegations of the utmost seriousness—allegations so grave that the GMC sought his erasure from the medical register if they were found proved. From the outset, I was clear about the stakes and the need for a precise,...
by admin | Feb 23, 2026 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GPhC
Drawing on my deep experience in online pharmacy regulation, I recently represented a prescriber and director facing GPhC allegations linked to an online pharmacy. I acted for both individuals throughout the investigation, and my long-standing work in this niche...
by admin | Feb 10, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Across the UK’s health and care sector, concern is growing about the excessive and unnecessary use of fitness to practise (FtP) referrals by employers, with evidence from multiple regulators showing that a substantial proportion of referrals are premature,...
by admin | Jan 27, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
The GMC’s publication Deep‑rooted inequalities distort opportunities and weaken healthcare culture highlights a persistent and troubling pattern: ethnic minority doctors and those who qualified outside the UK continue to be disproportionately represented in fitness to...
