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 | 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 | Oct 28, 2024 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Seek Legal Advice It’s crucial to get expert legal advice early. Fitness to practise investigations are a trial in all but name – complex, formal and adversarial. For this reason alone, health and care professionals should seek legal advice. However, this is by no...
by admin | Aug 20, 2024 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
A recent publication by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) highlights a rise in final decisions involving sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour. This type of behaviour is seen as particularly serious by regulators and, more often than not, result in...
by admin | Jul 9, 2024 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
When faced with a fitness to practise investigation, should health care professionals “wait and see” or does constructive engagement make a difference to the outcome of a fitness to practise investigation? Health care regulators will investigate allegations of...
by admin | Mar 1, 2024 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GOsC, News
My client, RP, was a returning client who faced regulatory allegations of competence and integrity. From an early stage, we, Kings View Chambers, could see a way of having the matter stopped by the Case Examiners. This required RP agreeing to a very limited initial...
