Aug 18, 2020 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Matt Hancock’s Future of Healthcare Recently the Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, delivered a speech to the Royal College of Physicians about the future of healthcare. Much of what has driven his vision of the future was based...
Aug 11, 2020 | Case Study, Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC Defence Barristers successfully assisted and represented another doctor this month with a review of a substantive suspension. The doctor had been suspended for 9 months for issues relating to dishonesty during a CQC inspection and at later...
Aug 2, 2020 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow Research commissioned by the Professional Standards Authority, found that whilst “only a minority of health care professionals go through fitness to practise (FtP) procedures” evidence shows certain “demographics and professions are...
Jul 5, 2020 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow The General Medical Council (GMC) has confirmed fitness to practise hearings will restart in July. Last week we reported that the NMC have put forward plans to restart fitness to practise hearings for nurses, midwives and nursing associates. ...
Jun 21, 2020 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow High Court uphold MPTS Suspension Order for doctor in sexual misconduct case – GMC v Awan [2020] EWHC 1553 (Admin). Legal comment: The outcome of both these cases with such similar circumstances will give the MPTS confidence in its...
Jun 6, 2020 | Doctor Legal
FollowFollowFollowFollow In the context of healthcare fitness to practise, the use of social media might not appear important or relevant. However, misuse of social media by health and care professionals can lead to fitness to practise investigations and sanctions....