Are BAME doctors more likely to be investigated than white ones?
FollowFollowFollowFollow The BBC recently shared the experience of a Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) doctor who was jailed but his conviction was quashed on appeal. Nine years ago, a patient died under the care of surgeon David Sellu. He was jailed but his...
Independent review of gross negligence manslaughter and culpable homicide in medical practice
FollowFollowFollowFollow Doctors being investigated after the death of a patient should expect official investigations to take into account their working environments and pressures. The GMC-commissioned review “Independent review of gross negligence manslaughter and...
What happens when someone raises a concern with the GMC
FollowFollowFollowFollow When a doctor’s fitness to practise is called in to question, the GMC has a legal obligation to investigate the complaint to establish if the doctor’s fitness to practise may be impaired. Complaints about a doctor’s fitness to practise can...
Government relax immigration rules for overseas doctors
FollowFollowFollowFollow Overseas doctors will no longer have to meet onerous visa and immigration restrictions to work in the NHS after being added to the UK’s Shortage Occupation List. Doctors from all branches of practise as well as other medical professionals such...
Is video-link evidence becoming the norm in MPTS hearings?
FollowFollowFollowFollow At a hearing at the Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal Service any party can make an application to have a witness’s evidence heard by video-link. The GMC Fitness to Practise Rules 2004, Rule 34(13) and (14) state: ‘(13) A party may, at any...
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