Whistleblowing concerns continue to provide a route into GMC fitness to practise investigations
FollowFollowFollowFollow Overview The GMC received 52 whistleblowing disclosures in 2025/26, up from 45 the previous year. Most disclosures were reviewed by the GMC’s fitness to practise team. Concerns included professional misconduct, dishonesty, and staffing...
The behaviours most likely to put doctors before a tribunal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Overview Recent MPTS data highlights clear patterns in the types of behaviours and circumstances most likely to result in adverse tribunal outcomes. Criminal convictions, dishonesty, sexual misconduct and drug‑related misconduct continue to...
High Court warns against prolonged interim orders in fitness to practise cases
FollowFollowFollowFollow Overview The High Court refused the NMC’s application to extend an interim order, criticising aspects of the regulator’s handling of the fitness to practise case. The judgement reinforces that an interim order cannot become a...
Fitness to practise data 2025: what UK doctors must learn from rising concerns and how early action protects careers
FollowFollowFollowFollow The GMC’s 2025 fitness to practise data shows a system under increasing pressure. Concerns rose sharply—13,465 triaged, a 25% increase on the previous year—yet only around 3% of doctors faced any regulatory action. For most doctors, the...
GMC investigation closed following legal representations
FollowFollowFollowFollow A healthcare professional, identified as KT, instructed Kings View Chambers after experiencing difficulties with a number of ongoing regulatory matters. Following a review of one General Medical Council (GMC) investigation, Kings View Chambers...
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