by admin | Jun 2, 2026 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Healthcare professionals who practise overseas should be aware that regulatory problems abroad do not necessarily stay abroad. The recent High Court decision in General Medical Council v Grajn [2026] EWHC 1157 (Admin) is a stark reminder that overseas disciplinary...
by admin | Apr 21, 2026 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Fitness to practise proceedings are among the most consequential processes a health or care professional can face. Decisions made by regulators such as the General Medical Council or the Nursing and Midwifery Council can determine not only a practitioner’s ability to...
by admin | Mar 25, 2026 | GMC
The General Medical Council (GMC) has opened a three-month consultation on revised guidance governing how clinicians manage personal beliefs in clinical practice, marking the first substantive overhaul since 2013. The draft Personal beliefs and medical practice...
by admin | May 5, 2025 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
What is remediation? In the context of fitness to practise, remediation refers to the process by which a professional—often in a healthcare or related regulated field—takes deliberate, demonstrable steps to address concerns that have been raised about their conduct,...
by admin | Apr 23, 2025 | GMC
In a previous post, I reported on the truly tragic case of a consultant anaesthetist with an exemplary professional record who died by suicide after being informed of a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation into his fitness to practise. The investigation was...
by admin | Apr 8, 2025 | GMC
This was the issue in Suresh & Ors v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 804 (KB) (03 April 2025) in which the Court addressed the GMC’s duty of care and Human Rights Act duties relating to doctors under investigation. In a truly tragic case, this case was brought...
