by admin | Dec 21, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Racial Bias & Discrimination Sadly, 2022 saw a continuation of regulators struggling with racial bias & discrimination. Of note, was the recent case of doctor Dr Manjula Arora that forced the General Medical Council to apologise to her and forced to accept...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, NMC, SWE
The do’s and do not’s of using social media in the context of health and care professions, and how social media can result in fitness to practise issues arising. The ongoing case of Orthodontist John Mew, whose “mewing” techniques have racked up nearly two billion...
by admin | Nov 23, 2022 | GMC
The GMC’s provisional enquiries identifies cases that should not progress to a full fitness to practise investigation. How should doctors respond? What is a provisional enquiry? Before looking at how doctors should respond, what is General Medical Council (GMC)...
by admin | Nov 13, 2022 | GMC
Dr Arora treatment by the GMC & MPTS has caused universal anger and outrage. A review of the case drew strong criticism of the GMC, but will this result on long overdue change? Dr Arora’s Case – In Brief Dr Manjula Arora, a GP in Manchester, was suspended for a...
by admin | Nov 9, 2022 | GMC
What is the GMC Investigation Committee? Where a doctor’s fitness to practise is not impaired, but there has been a significant departure from the principles set out in the General Medical Council’s (GMC) Good Medical Practice, a warning may be issued. This decision...
by admin | Oct 20, 2022 | GMC
Do doctors have to attend their MPTS hearings, and what are the consequences for doctors who chose not to do so? MPTS hearings The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) run hearings for doctors whose fitness to practise is called into question by the General...
