by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | GPhC, News
In one of the first substantive online pharmacy cases to reach a General Pharmaceutical Council hearing, our client’s fitness to practise was found not impaired. This was a large and complicated online pharmacy case. In what was one of the first substantive online...
by admin | Sep 28, 2023 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Any criminal conviction will be viewed as proven in a fitness to practise case, and attempts at denial could be interpreted as lack insight. An Overview of Criminal Convictions Fitness to Practise In fitness to practise proceedings, criminal convictions (or formal...
by admin | Sep 21, 2023 | GMC
Doctors can appeal GMC decisions relating to registration, licensing, restoration and revalidation, but legal advice is key to good outcomes. GMC decisions that are appealable There are a number of General Medical Council (GMC) decisions made by the regulator that are...
by admin | Sep 14, 2023 | GMC
GMC Interim Sanctions – Overview A General Medical Council (GMC) fitness to practise investigations can take many months, if not years. Whilst doctors could continue to work unrestricted during a GMC investigation, they could be referred to an Interim Orders Tribunal...
by admin | Sep 8, 2023 | NMC
Nurses can avoid the anxiety and cost of a full fitness to practise hearing through consensual panel determinations, but care should be taken when deciding the best route to take. NMC Consensual Panel – Overview A consensual panel determination offer nurses and...
