by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
When you receive correspondence from your regulatory body to tell you that a complaint has been received which will formally be investigated as part of its fitness to practise process, the temptation can often be to panic which can lead to rash actions and decisions. ...
by admin | Mar 13, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
One of the most important steps to protect your medical licence is avoiding what the GMC considers to be the very worst offences. The 10 most serious offences from the perspective of the General Medical Council (GMC) are: dishonesty in role as doctor (eg falsifying...
by admin | Mar 13, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, SWE
Overview of SWE’s “accepted disposal” process, the outcome of the PSA review and discussion on the fairness of this process. What are “accepted disposal”? Under this process (also referred to as “accepted outcomes”), Social Work England (SWE) Case Examiners can decide...
by admin | Mar 13, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, HCPC
Once the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has decided that a fitness to practise complaint falls within its regulatory jurisdiction (triage), it will move to the initial investigation stage. At this point in the HCPC fitness to practise investigation...
by admin | Mar 13, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC
Further to our recent article “Cautions, Convictions and Fitness to Practise”, in the recent case of Dad v GDC, the High Court commented on the correct approach registrants should take when considering their declarations. Dad v The General Dental Council Dad v The...
by admin | Mar 13, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Dr Raied Haris lose further appeal in sexually “motivated” conduct case and where the GMC was advised to rethink the way it accuses doctors. Background The allegations against Dr Haris arose from his work as a GP. Two patients accused the doctor of undertaking...
