by admin | Jan 28, 2023 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Investigations are Utterly Traumatic Experiences – Regardless of the Final Outcome The trauma experienced by any healthcare professional facing a fitness to practise investigation cannot be overstated – and the phrase ‘second victim’ is very apt here. Investigations...
by admin | Jan 22, 2023 | GMC
Doctor’s must manage adverse health or face the prospect of a GMC fitness to practise investigation. I consider what doctors should know and what action might be necessary to avoid an investigation and sanction. What is adverse health? The General Medical Council’s...
by admin | Jan 9, 2023 | GMC
Responsible Officers can make a referral to the GMC if there have been “serious concerns” raised about a doctor’s fitness to practise. Responsible Officers A Responsible Officer (ROs) is a statutory position responsible and accountable for the local clinical...
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)...
