by kvcadmin | May 5, 2025 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
Does remediation matter in fitness to practise? We look at the importance of remediation in fitness to practise, what remediation means and how it can impact on the outcome of an investigation or hearing. What is remediation? In the context of fitness to practise,...
by kvcadmin | Apr 23, 2025 | GMC News
GMC’s duty of care. Is legal representation the answer? The position on the GMC’s duty of care is now unquestionably clear. We look at the value of legal representation to assist doctors with the stress and anxiety associated with investigations. In a previous post,...
by kvcadmin | Apr 8, 2025 | GMC News
Does the GMC have a duty of care to doctors under investigation? In a truly tragic case, this case was brought by the family of a consultant anaesthetist with an exemplary professional record who died by suicide after being informed of a General Medical Council (GMC)...
by kvcadmin | Mar 11, 2025 | GMC News
Credibility & Reliability of Witness’ evidence in Fitness to Practise Hearings Under what circumstances should a fitness to practise tribunal be required to set out its assessment of the general credibility and reliability of each witness’ evidence? To...
by kvcadmin | Jan 27, 2025 | GMC News
Doctors taking part in Climate Protests – Fitness to Practise Considerations A number of recent cases, where doctors were sanctioned by the GMC, has raised questions about the regulator’s stance on the issue of doctors taking part in climate protests. Is the...
by kvcadmin | Nov 26, 2024 | GMC News
What’s your view of Physician Associates? Are they simply a cost-effective way of helping to provide a service where there are issues in recruitment of doctors, or are they part and parcel of essential reforms in an under pressure, underfunded NHS? Recent news...
