by admin | Feb 23, 2023 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, NMC, SWE
The Department for Health and Social Care has published its response to proposals to reform fitness to practise in the UK. In what has been seen as an important step, the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its response to the 2022 consultation...
by admin | Jan 28, 2023 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Investigations are Utterly Traumatic Experiences – Regardless of the Final Outcome The trauma experienced by any healthcare professional facing a fitness to practise investigation cannot be overstated – and the phrase ‘second victim’ is very apt here. Investigations...
by admin | Dec 21, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Racial Bias & Discrimination Sadly, 2022 saw a continuation of regulators struggling with racial bias & discrimination. Of note, was the recent case of doctor Dr Manjula Arora that forced the General Medical Council to apologise to her and forced to accept...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, NMC, SWE
The do’s and do not’s of using social media in the context of health and care professions, and how social media can result in fitness to practise issues arising. The ongoing case of Orthodontist John Mew, whose “mewing” techniques have racked up nearly two billion...
by admin | Sep 25, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Misconduct in Fitness to Practise In order to understand misconduct, you must firstly understand what fitness to practise means. Whilst each healthcare regulator’s definition is different in certain respects, generally speaking, fitness to practise means that a...
by admin | Sep 19, 2022 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
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 means the full extent of what you should consider when facing a...
