Nov 3, 2019 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Figures releases by the General Medical Council (GMC) has shown a 40% increase in the number of referrals to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in the last year. The figures released in advance of the GMC’s annual Fitness to...
Oct 26, 2019 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Cautions must be declared to healthcare regulatory bodies such as the GMC. There is often uncertainty over cautions, what they are and whether they should be declared. What is a police caution? There is often a misconception that a police...
Oct 20, 2019 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow When a decision by the MPTS is made in relation to a doctor’s fitness to practise, that decision can be subject to an appeal by various parties. PSA v GMC & Hilton Mr Andrew Hilton, a surgeon, was subject to a complaint by “Patient A”. ...
Sep 27, 2019 | Case Study
FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC Defence Barristers’ lead counsel Catherine Stock has successfully argued for the lifting of a suspension order for a doctor accused of dishonestly. Dr B qualified in 2005 from the University of London and from 2007 specialised in...
Sep 27, 2019 | Case Study
FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC Defence Barristers’ lead counsel Stephen McCaffrey achieve yet another case closed for doctor facing multiple allegations of fraudulent dishonesty. The Case At the time of the alleged dishonestly, Dr W worked part-time at an independent...