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GMC Investigations – Doctor’s Questions Answered

GMC Investigations – Doctor’s Questions Answered

The General Medical Council (GMC) investigates allegations that may indicate that a doctor’s fitness to practise is impaired, by reason of misconduct, health, deficient performance and/or relevant criminal history. The GMC’s investigation process is strictly governed...
MPTS Mitigating and Aggravating Factors

MPTS Mitigating and Aggravating Factors

FollowFollowFollowFollow MPTS guidance, approved by the GMC, lists mitigating and aggravating factors a tribunal will take in to consideration.  We look at these and their significance when considering fitness to practise and sanctions. A medical practitioner’s...

MPTS Hearing? Are you prepared?

FollowFollowFollowFollow Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is responsible for holding hearings for doctors whose fitness to practise is called into question.  Doctors are referred to the MPTS by the General...

Doctors acting with honesty & integrity

FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC’s Fitness to Practise Data The General Medical Council’s (GMC) fitness to practise data shows that the highest number of allegations received by it relates to doctors not acting with honesty and integrity.  This has consistently been the...