by kvcadmin | Apr 21, 2026 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
The right of appeal in fitness to practise cases and why early legal engagement matters 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...
by kvcadmin | Mar 25, 2026 | GMC News
GMC consultation on updated personal beliefs guidance The General Medical Council (GMC) has opened a three-month consultation on revised guidance governing how clinicians manage personal beliefs in clinical practice, marking the first substantive overhaul since 2013....
by kvcadmin | Mar 9, 2026 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
Court of Appeal clarifies how tribunals should apply sanctions guidance in fitness to practise cases The Court of Appeal’s judgment in General Medical Council v Gilbert & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 53 provides important clarification for doctors on how the GMC’s...
by kvcadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
Excessive fitness to practise referrals leave UK health professionals under growing strain Across the UK’s health and care sector, concern is growing about the excessive and unnecessary use of fitness to practise (FtP) referrals by employers, with evidence from...
by kvcadmin | Jan 27, 2026 | GMC News
Fitness to practise inequalities affecting ethnic minority and non‑UK qualified doctor Ethnic minority and non‑UK qualified doctors continue to face disproportionate risks in GMC fitness to practise referrals and investigations, and the evidence shows that these...
by kvcadmin | Jan 14, 2026 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
High Court ruling highlights risks of facing fitness to practise hearings alone A recent High Court judgment in Nurrish v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2026] EWHC 2 (Admin) offers a clear warning to UK healthcare professionals: attending a fitness to practise (FtP)...
