by admin | Mar 9, 2026 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
The Court of Appeal’s judgment in General Medical Council v Gilbert & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 53 provides important clarification for doctors on how the GMC’s Sanctions Guidance should be applied in fitness to practise proceedings, particularly where allegations...
by admin | Feb 23, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GMC, News
I represented a doctor before the MPTS on allegations of the utmost seriousness—allegations so grave that the GMC sought his erasure from the medical register if they were found proved. From the outset, I was clear about the stakes and the need for a precise,...
by admin | Feb 10, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Across the UK’s health and care sector, concern is growing about the excessive and unnecessary use of fitness to practise (FtP) referrals by employers, with evidence from multiple regulators showing that a substantial proportion of referrals are premature,...
by admin | Jan 27, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
The GMC’s publication Deep‑rooted inequalities distort opportunities and weaken healthcare culture highlights a persistent and troubling pattern: ethnic minority doctors and those who qualified outside the UK continue to be disproportionately represented in fitness to...
by admin | Jan 14, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
A recent High Court judgment in Nurrish v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2026] EWHC 2 (Admin) offers a clear warning to UK healthcare professionals: attending a fitness to practise (FtP) hearing without specialist legal representation can significantly undermine...
by admin | Jan 7, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
The UK’s fitness to practise landscape in 2025 has been defined by intense scrutiny, structural reform and a renewed focus on fairness, timeliness and public protection. Across regulators, the year has exposed long‑standing tensions in how concerns are investigated,...
