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...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Remediation is where a doctor addresses concerns about their conduct, behaviour or health. Why it is important and what remediation looks like in practice? What is remediation? In broad terms, remediation refers to rectifying or correcting a certain behaviour that...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
There is no bar to the bringing of disciplinary proceedings in respect of the same conduct that has resulted in an acquittal at trial.” – GMC Doctors who faced criminal proceedings but were acquitted, can still face fitness to practice proceedings and sanctions by the...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
Doctors in the UK are required to take prompt and appropriate action to raise and act on concerns about patient care, safety and dignity. This is a complex topic, and unfortunately many doctors feel unsure how to correctly balance the requirements of patient safety,...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
Non-compliance Hearings The GMC may refer a doctor to a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (‘MPT’) where it is of the opinion that a doctor has failed to submit to an assessment of their performance, health or knowledge of English or failed to comply with requirements...
