by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GPhC
A quick overview of GPhC fitness to practise. A pharmacist is fit to practise when they have “the skills, knowledge, character and health necessary to do their job safely and effectively, and when they act professionally and meet the principles of good practice set...
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, 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...
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 | Case, Fitness to Practise, GPhC
In this case, our client was a pharmacist owner. He contacted us on recommendation in the midst of a complex issue involving the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), NHS and the police. It was a complex situation which involved careful consideration of the best...
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...
