Jul 27, 2022 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Dr FPJ instructed Kings View to represent her in her GMC fitness to practise hearing before the MPTS. This was an unusual and complicated case as it was predicated on complaints made by an ex-employee in her private clinic who made 35 pages of...
Jul 19, 2022 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow In this case, Dr S accepted a police caution and delayed notifying the GMC. Dr S admitted these allegations before the Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal (MPT). Dr S was represented by fitness to practise defence barrister Catherine Stock. ...
Jul 15, 2022 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Convictions, cautions and determinations (rule 5) The GMC will investigate most* convictions, police cautions and determinations made by other regulatory bodies. There is a general presumption that when the doctor is the subject of a criminal...
Jul 9, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Social media can blur the boundaries between public and private life and doctors must be careful to maintain professional boundaries when using social media. Good medical practice & other GMC guidance It is important to note that the...
Jul 2, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Reflection is important for any healthcare professional to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation. In the last of three series of articles, we take an in depth look at...