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Fit to Practise – An Explanation of the Restoration Process

Apr 22, 2022 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow Restoration following Disciplinary Erasure If a health and social care practitioner wishes to return to the register after being erased for disciplinary reasons, they must submit an application for restoration. There are, however, strict...

MPTS Hearing? Are you prepared?

Apr 6, 2022 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is responsible for holding hearings for doctors whose fitness to practise is called into question. Doctors are referred to the MPTS by the General...

Doctors acting with honesty & integrity

Mar 27, 2022 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC’s Fitness to Practise Data The General Medical Council’s (GMC) fitness to practise data shows that the highest number of allegations received by it relates to doctors not acting with honesty and integrity. This has consistently been the...

Can you expect your employer to support you through your fitness to practise investigation?

Mar 13, 2022 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow Your employer and fitness to practise A range of people and organisations can report a health and care professional to a regulator, including members of the public, employers, managers and other practitioners. In general, employers and...

Legal representation key to fitness to practise success

Feb 26, 2022 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow Overview Engagement with regulators was a key consideration when considering any aggravating and mitigating factors. Health and care professionals who engage during the fitness to practise process can make a positive difference to the outcome...