Jan 9, 2022 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Kings View successfully persuade medical practitioners’ tribunal that doctor’s fitness to practise is not impaired as hearing is closed at stage 1. Dr SS came to us over three years ago following a referral by an employer to NHSE and the GMC....
Jan 9, 2022 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow A doctor facing dismissal following a malicious complaint keeps their job and avoids a GMC referral with support and advice from Kings View Chambers. This case was a tricky situation where the complaint had not been made by the patient...
Jan 2, 2022 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow This was, partly, the question before Mr Justice Cian Ferriter in the case of Hyland v Medical Council of Ireland (Approved) [2021] IEHC 776 (09 December 2021). Facts The material background to the matter is as follows. The Applicant, James...
Dec 12, 2021 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow White v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 3286 (Admin) The claimant, Dr Samuel White, is a GP with an unblemished professional career. He published of a video (“the video”) in which he: Explained why he had resigned from his job as a GP. He...
Dec 5, 2021 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC investigations are utterly traumatic experiences for doctors regardless of the final outcome. However, there are opportunities for early resolution of GMC investigations at various stages in the process. How likely are you to be subject...
Nov 22, 2021 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow There are a number of basic administrative tasks that doctors absolutely cannot risk forgetting to take care of – otherwise they may unintentionally be guilty of practising illegally. With doctors working under significant stress and...