by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
This was, partly, the question before Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in the case of Hyland v Medical Council of Ireland (Approved) [2021] IEHC 776 (09 December 2021). Facts The material background to the matter is as follows. The Applicant, James Hyland, is the son of...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
White v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 3286 (Admin) The claimant, Dr Samuel White, is a GP with an unblemished professional career. He published of a video (“the video”) in which he: Explained why he had resigned from his job as a GP. He laid out his...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
GMC investigations are utterly traumatic experiences for doctors regardless of the final outcome. However, there are opportunities for early resolution of GMC investigations at various stages in the process. How likely are you to be subject to a GMC...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
The test applied to determine if your fitness to practise investigation will be referred to a full fitness to practise hearing is called the “real prospect” test. Fitness to practise triage stage Triage (or filtering) is the first step in any fitness to practise...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GPhC
In this case, our client was a pharmacist owner. He contacted us on recommendation in the midst of a complex issue involving the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), NHS and the police. It was a complex situation which involved careful consideration of the best...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, HCPC
Paramedics are disproportionately represented in HCPC fitness to practise investigations and hearings. This stems from too many self-referrals, but what should paramedics know before self-referring? How big is the problem? Registered professionals are required to...
