by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GMC
Kings View successfully persuade medical practitioners’ tribunal that doctor’s fitness to practise is not impaired as hearing is closed at stage 1. Dr SS came to us over three years ago following a referral by an employer to NHSE and the GMC. The allegations were...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
Doctors can be legally represented at a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) hearing, or they can represent themselves. The MPTS however “strongly advise” doctors to seek advice and be legally represented. The simple fact is that MPTS hearings are complex,...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
This was, partly, the question before Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in the case of Hyland v Medical Council of Ireland (Approved) [2021] IEHC 776 (09 December 2021). Facts The material background to the matter is as follows. The Applicant, James Hyland, is the son of...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
2021 has been another significant year for fitness to practise. From the continued impact of Covid19, racial bias in fitness to practise, fitness to practise legislative reform and a number of important court cases, this is an overview of fitness to practise in...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
White v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 3286 (Admin) The claimant, Dr Samuel White, is a GP with an unblemished professional career. He published of a video (“the video”) in which he: Explained why he had resigned from his job as a GP. He laid out his...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
GMC investigations are utterly traumatic experiences for doctors regardless of the final outcome. However, there are opportunities for early resolution of GMC investigations at various stages in the process. How likely are you to be subject to a GMC...
