 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is responsible for holding hearings for doctors whose fitness to practise is called into question.  Doctors are referred to the MPTS by the General Medical Council (GMC) at the...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GMC, Student
EM contacted Kings View following notification that his University were to instigate fitness to practise proceedings against him relating to an allegation, which was dismissed by the police following assessment of the evidence. It became clear from the outset that...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GMC
Dr SC contacted Kings View Chambers, having been referred by a former client,  to assist with his GMC case after making the decision he was not content with his indemnity cover. We quickly formed the view that the advice he had been given was wrong and ill-conceived....				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC
Overview Engagement with regulators was a key consideration when considering any aggravating and mitigating factors. Health and care professionals who engage during the fitness to practise process can make a positive difference to the outcome of their case. However,...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GMC
Joint head of Kings View Chambers & GMC fitness to practise defence barrister, Stephen McCaffrey, successful at GMC Case Examiners [Rule7] stage in securing no case to answer for this doctor. The case involved an issue with an allegation of lack of competence...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GPhC
A quick overview of GPhC fitness to practise. A pharmacist is fit to practise when they have “the skills, knowledge, character and health necessary to do their job safely and effectively, and when they act professionally and meet the principles of good practice set...