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Responding to GMC Provisional Enquiries

Responding to GMC Provisional Enquiries

FollowFollowFollowFollow The GMC’s provisional enquiries identifies cases that should not progress to a full fitness to practise investigation. How should doctors respond? What is a provisional enquiry? Before looking at how doctors should respond, what is General...

Will lessons be learnt from Dr Arora?

FollowFollowFollowFollow Dr Arora treatment by the GMC & MPTS has caused universal anger and outrage.  A review of the case drew strong criticism of the GMC, but will this result on long overdue change? Dr Arora’s Case – In Brief Dr Manjula Arora, a GP in...
MPTS Hearings and Attendance by Doctors

MPTS Hearings and Attendance by Doctors

FollowFollowFollowFollow Do doctors have to attend their MPTS hearings, and what are the consequences for doctors who chose not to do so? MPTS hearings The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) run hearings for doctors whose fitness to practise is called into...
Interim Order Extension Appeals

Interim Order Extension Appeals

FollowFollowFollowFollow Dr K v GMC perfectly illustrates the value and importance of responding to an Interim Order extension application. Responding to an Interim Order Extension Application In our recent article, “Responding to an Interim Order Extension...

Contextual factors in GMC fitness to practise investigations

FollowFollowFollowFollow “The effects of contextual factors” are relevant in GMC fitness to practise investigations.  To what extent are contextual factors relevant, and how can a doctor make their case? The meaning of fitness to practise according to the GMC Fitness...