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)...
by kvcadmin | Dec 31, 2025 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
2025 Fitness to Practise in Review: Key trends shaping UK regulation Our 2025 fitness to practise review highlights key FtP issues, major regulatory trends and the strong outcomes we achieved for clients this year. The UK’s fitness to practise landscape in 2025 has...
by kvcadmin | Dec 3, 2025 | GMC News
Sexual misconduct, remediation and fitness to practise: lessons from Sadiq v GMC Sexual misconduct is hard to remediate, but insight and structured remediation can still influence sanctions. The recent High Court decision in Sadiq v The General Medical Council [2025]...
by kvcadmin | Nov 18, 2025 | GMC News
The GMC’s new guidance on raising patient safety concerns: implications for doctors’ fitness to practise The GMC’s new consultation reinforces doctors’ duty to raise patient safety concerns, with fitness to practise risks for failures and a need for early expert legal...
