General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Defence Barristers
We are a leading General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Defence Barrister’s chambers with vast experience defending pharmacists and pharmacy technicians facing fitness to practise proceedings before the GPhC. We have years of experience in acting for and representing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in all matters and stages relating practise proceedings before the GPhC.
GPhC Fitness to Practise
We are a leading General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Defence Barrister’s chambers with vast experience defending pharmacists and pharmacy technicians facing fitness to practise proceedings before the GPhC.
We have years of experience in acting for and representing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in all matters and stages relating to fitness to practise proceedings before the GPhC including:
- Applications for professional registration and appeals against decisions
- Advising on investigations and, where appropriate, interviews under caution
- Representation at interim orders hearings
- Written submissions to the investigating committee
- Representation before the fitness to practise committee
- Appeals against fitness to practice committee decisions
Pharmacy Students & Fitness to Practise
The standards set by General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) expected of registered pharmacists apply equally to pharmacy students. A finding of impaired fitness to practise could have lasting and significant implications for pharmacy students.
We act for, and represent, pharmacy students facing competency, conduct and other fitness to practise proceedings.
Recent Cases
Case review: GMC closes case against doctor without sanction
The General Medical Council (GMC) has closed a Provisional Enquiry into doctor A with no further action taken. The enquiry followed a complaint concerning Dr A’s treatment of an elderly patient. The General Medical Council (GMC) has closed a Provisional Enquiry into...
Doctor escapes serious regulatory action following fitness to practise investigation
A doctor has received a formal warning following a fitness to practise investigation, avoiding more serious regulatory action after a drink driving incident.A doctor has received a formal warning following a fitness to practise investigation, avoiding more serious...
Doctor secures successful outcome at MPTS hearing following expert legal support
A doctor has successfully defended their professional standing following a full fitness to practise hearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS). A doctor has successfully defended their professional standing following a full fitness to practise...
GMC fitness to practise case success: avoiding erasure after criminal conviction
A doctor facing potential erasure from the medical register has successfully navigated the General Medical Council’s (GMC) fitness to practise process following representation by Kings View Chambers. A doctor facing potential erasure from the medical register has...
GMC News and Articles
The toll of prolonged fitness to practise investigations and the role of expert legal representation
Fitness to practise investigations help uphold UK care standards, but prolonged cases can cause serious personal and professional harm to healthcare professionals.
Understanding Accepted Outcomes in Fitness to Practise
Accepted outcomes create a paper-based route for resolving fitness to practise cases; examiners may impose measures if offers go unanswered
Interim Orders in Professional Regulation
Interim orders are a crucial regulatory tool used early in fitness to practise investigations but with potentially significant impacts on healthcare professionals’ practice, careers, and personal well-being.