by admin | Sep 21, 2023 | GMC
Doctors can appeal GMC decisions relating to registration, licensing, restoration and revalidation, but legal advice is key to good outcomes. GMC decisions that are appealable There are a number of General Medical Council (GMC) decisions made by the regulator that are...
by admin | Sep 14, 2023 | GMC
GMC Interim Sanctions – Overview A General Medical Council (GMC) fitness to practise investigations can take many months, if not years. Whilst doctors could continue to work unrestricted during a GMC investigation, they could be referred to an Interim Orders Tribunal...
by admin | Aug 31, 2023 | GMC
The General Medical Council (GMC) placed specific emphasis on its “zero tolerance of sexual harassment” in the updated Good medical practice that, for the first time, includes a “clear definition of what constitutes it and an expectation that doctors who see such...
by admin | Aug 25, 2023 | GMC
The GMC has published an update of Good medical practice, which details the “principles, values and standards” expected of doctors working in the UK. It is the first major update to the guidance in ten years. Key updates “The standards focus on behaviours and...
by admin | Aug 14, 2023 | GMC
In the recent case of Metastasio v GMC, a doctor lost his appeal against erasure for an inappropriate relationship with a vulnerable patient. The case serves as an important reminder to all doctors to ensure they maintain appropriate professional boundaries with...
by admin | Aug 6, 2023 | GMC
Contact from the GMC can be distressing for doctors, and there are important things doctors should do when they receive correspondence from the GMC. Doctors should expect to be the subject of a GMC complaint at some point in your career Trapped between the...
