by admin | Sep 3, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Interim Orders – Brief Overview Interim Orders temporarily suspend or restrict a medical practitioner’s practice while their case is being investigated. Interim order cases may include, for example, cases of serious lack of competence or poor clinical practice,...
by admin | Sep 3, 2022 | GMC
Where the GMC concludes a doctor’s fitness to practise is not impaired, but there has been a ‘significant’ departure from the Good Medical Practice, they can issue a warning to the doctor. Do GMC warnings matter? GMC Warnings The General Medical Council (GMC) can...
by admin | Aug 27, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Our Case Success We pride ourselves on being one of the best in the business of defending health and care professionals facing fitness to practise (FtP) investigations and hearings. We specialise in FtP defence and representation, making us experts in this field. We...
by admin | Aug 23, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Current impairment looks at fitness to practise at the point of consideration, in the present tense, not at the time in the past when, for example, something went wrong. In practice, this means that even where there has been harm to a patient or service user, if a...
by admin | Aug 17, 2022 | GMC
A Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal (MPT) can draw adverse inference if a doctor does not submit or give evidence, highlighting the importance of expert legal advice and representation. What is ‘Adverse Inference’? In broad terms, ‘adverse inference’ means a Medical...
