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...
by admin | Aug 31, 2023 | GMC
The General Medical Council (GMC) placed specific emphasis on its “zero tolerance of sexual harassment” in the updated Good medical practice that, for the first time, includes a “clear definition of what constitutes it and an expectation that doctors who see such...
by admin | Aug 25, 2023 | GMC
The GMC has published an update of Good medical practice, which details the “principles, values and standards” expected of doctors working in the UK. It is the first major update to the guidance in ten years. Key updates “The standards focus on behaviours and...