Jul 15, 2022 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Convictions, cautions and determinations (rule 5) The GMC will investigate most* convictions, police cautions and determinations made by other regulatory bodies. There is a general presumption that when the doctor is the subject of a criminal...
Jul 9, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Social media can blur the boundaries between public and private life and doctors must be careful to maintain professional boundaries when using social media. Good medical practice & other GMC guidance It is important to note that the...
Jul 2, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Reflection is important for any healthcare professional to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation. In the last of three series of articles, we take an in depth look at...
Jun 26, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Reflection is important for any health and care professional to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation. In the second of three fitness to practise articles, we take an...
Jun 11, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow What is Fit to Practise? Generally speaking, a health and care professional is fit to practise if they have the training, skills, knowledge, character and health to do their job safely and effectively. Where a regulator has concerns about a...
Jun 11, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Reflection is important for any healthcare professional to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation. In the first of three fitness to practise articles, we take an in-depth...