Understanding disproportionate fitness to practise referrals: why doctors must act early to protect their careers
FollowFollowFollowFollow A clear and persistent pattern has been well documented across the UK’s regulatory landscape: doctors from minority ethnic backgrounds and those who obtained their primary medical qualification (PMQ) outside the UK face disproportionately...
The right of appeal in fitness to practise cases and why early legal engagement matters
FollowFollowFollowFollow Fitness to practise proceedings are among the most consequential processes a health or care professional can face. Decisions made by regulators such as the General Medical Council or the Nursing and Midwifery Council can determine not only a...
GMC consultation on updated personal beliefs guidance
FollowFollowFollowFollow The General Medical Council (GMC) has opened a three-month consultation on revised guidance governing how clinicians manage personal beliefs in clinical practice, marking the first substantive overhaul since 2013. The draft Personal beliefs...
Court of Appeal clarifies how tribunals should apply sanctions guidance in fitness to practise cases
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Court of Appeal’s judgment in General Medical Council v Gilbert & Anor [2026] EWCA Civ 53 provides important clarification for doctors on how the GMC’s Sanctions Guidance should be applied in fitness to practise proceedings,...
Allegations found not proven for doctor facing extremely serious allegations
FollowFollowFollowFollow We represented a doctor before the MPTS on extremely serious allegations, with the Tribunal finding none proved. Our client, Dr Z, faced allegations of the utmost seriousness. The GMC sought erasure from the medical register if allegations...
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