by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
The test applied to determine if your fitness to practise investigation will be referred to a full fitness to practise hearing is called the “real prospect” test. Fitness to practise triage stage Triage (or filtering) is the first step in any fitness to practise...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Remediation is where a doctor addresses concerns about their conduct, behaviour or health. Why it is important and what remediation looks like in practice? What is remediation? In broad terms, remediation refers to rectifying or correcting a certain behaviour that...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
There is no bar to the bringing of disciplinary proceedings in respect of the same conduct that has resulted in an acquittal at trial.” – GMC Doctors who faced criminal proceedings but were acquitted, can still face fitness to practice proceedings and sanctions by the...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
Doctors in the UK are required to take prompt and appropriate action to raise and act on concerns about patient care, safety and dignity. This is a complex topic, and unfortunately many doctors feel unsure how to correctly balance the requirements of patient safety,...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
Non-compliance Hearings The GMC may refer a doctor to a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (‘MPT’) where it is of the opinion that a doctor has failed to submit to an assessment of their performance, health or knowledge of English or failed to comply with requirements...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
You should expect to be referred to the GMC Unfortunately, doctors in the UK should treat investigations by the GMC as an ‘occupational hazard’. If you are a doctor working in the UK, you should expect to be the subject of a GMC complaint at some point in your...
