Sep 25, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Misconduct in Fitness to Practise In order to understand misconduct, you must firstly understand what fitness to practise means. Whilst each healthcare regulator’s definition is different in certain respects, generally speaking, fitness to...
Sep 18, 2022 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Kings View Chambers secure no case to answer for doctor accused of dishonesty in relation to NHS prescriptions. In this case, GMC Case Examiners were persuaded to take no further action in a dishonesty allegation in relation to use of NHS...
Sep 18, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Fitness to practise investigations are a trial in all but name – complex, formal and adversarial. For this reason alone, health and care professionals should seek legal advice. However, this is by no means the full extent of what you...
Sep 3, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Interim Orders – Brief Overview Interim Orders temporarily suspend or restrict a medical practitioner’s practice while their case is being investigated. Interim order cases may include, for example, cases of serious lack of competence...
Sep 3, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Where the GMC concludes a doctor’s fitness to practise is not impaired, but there has been a ‘significant’ departure from the Good Medical Practice, they can issue a warning to the doctor. Do GMC warnings matter? GMC Warnings The General...
Aug 27, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Our Case Success We pride ourselves on being one of the best in the business of defending health and care professionals facing fitness to practise (FtP) investigations and hearings. We specialise in FtP defence and representation, making us...