Mar 14, 2021 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Dr SA accepted allegations relating to his clinical practise in a field of expertise that he no longer practises in and has not done so for some time. He initially responded to the GMC without taking any legal advice. This was a mistake in a...
Mar 7, 2021 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow MPTS erred in its approach regarding the credibility of witnesses when making a finding of impaired fitness to practise and erasing Mr Khan from the register. Khan v General Medical Council (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 374 (Admin) (02 March 2021) The...
Feb 17, 2021 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Further to my article on the importance and significance of refection in fitness to practise, in this article I will focus on doctors and the GMC. GMC & MPTS Guidance and Standards General Medical Council (GMC) Reflection is a core feature...
Feb 7, 2021 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Dr VB was accused of harassing a junior doctor. With support, advice and representation from barristers Catherine Stock and Stephen McCaffrey, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), were persuaded that the doctor’s fitness to...
Feb 7, 2021 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Kings View Chambers represented Dr SA at a recent first interim order hearing. The allegations were wide-ranging and included criticism of his clinical competence as well as his honesty and integrity. In this case the GMC were of the view...
Jan 30, 2021 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Stephen McCaffrey, joint head of chambers, advised and represented a very senior oncology consultant in London who had been investigated in relation to alleged dishonesty connected to time spent in private practice whilst on sick leave from...