GMC Interim Orders Tribunal Representation
GMC fitness to practise investigations can take years, to conclude. Can you afford to not work, or work under restrictions, during this time?
Does the GMC protect doctors?
Doctors under investigation may quickly find the GMC is far less concerned about protecting doctors highlighting the value of legal advice.
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Restoration
If you have previously been registered as a pharmacist with the GPhC, you can apply to re-join the GPhC register.
What difference does Insight & Remediation make before an MPT?
Does evidence of insight and remediation really make a difference before a Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal (MPT)?
GPhC Voluntary Agreements – Worth Considering?
A voluntary agreement is an arrangement between the GPhC and a pharmacy professional that seeks to allow the pharmacy professional to continue to practise, but with agreed requirements in place.
MPTS Interim Orders Tribunal Review Hearings
IOT’s decide if a doctor’s practice should be restricted while an investigation takes place and orders must be reviewed six monthly.
Admitting Allegations and MPTS Sanctions
The High Court recently provided useful guidance in circumstances where doctors wholly admit allegations and what bearing this has during the sanctions stage.
General Pharmaceutical Council Restoration Applications – What Pharmacists need to know
Pharmacists removed from the GPhC register can apply for restoration after 5 years but must show evidence of insight and remediation.
NMC’s ‘Agreed Removal’ Explained
The NMC is “taking a different approach” to requests from nurses to be removed from the register when they are subject to fitness to practise concerns – ‘agreed removal’.
GMC’s Presumption of Impaired Fitness to Practise
Certain proven allegations will result in a “presumption” of impaired fitness to practise by the GMC. What are these and is there any mitigation?
What does the NMC mean by fitness to practise “impairment”?
Impairment is defined in the present tense, and key to this is insight and remediation. Seeking legal advice at the earliest opportunity is important.
“Good Medical Practice is the most important”- High Court
Swift J exclaimed that the “Good Medical Practice is the most important” of all GMC guidance for doctors, when was the last time you actually read it?
No impact on our client’s Fitness to Practise
It was a difficult case which involved untested guidelines written prior to the advent of online services and social media.
Fitness to practise implications when a pharmacy is the subject of enforcement action
The GPhC has a range of enforcement powers that will carry fitness to practise implications for pharmacists and pharmacy owners.
Doctor’s health, GMC self-referral and fitness to practise
In general, self-referral is only considered necessary by the GMC in cases where a doctor’s health might impact on their fitness to practise.