New career and training paths – ‘new reality’ for Doctors
FollowFollowFollowFollow Doctors are increasingly moving away from traditional careers and training paths to avoid burnout according to GMC report. The 2019 State of Medical Education and Practice report highlights changing approaches to work-life balance and career...MPTS, legal representation and outcomes for doctors
FollowFollowFollowFollow A peer-reviewed study confirms that doctors who do not attend their hearing or lacked legal representation tended to receive more serious outcomes. A recent study has concluded that the outcome of MPTS decisions was consistently linked to...GMC referrals to MPTS up by 40%
FollowFollowFollowFollow Figures releases by the General Medical Council (GMC) has shown a 40% increase in the number of referrals to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) in the last year. The figures released in advance of the GMC’s annual Fitness to...
Police cautions – do I need to declare a caution?
FollowFollowFollowFollow Cautions must be declared to healthcare regulatory bodies such as the GMC. There is often uncertainty over cautions, what they are and whether they should be declared. What is a police caution? There is often a misconception that a police...
Who can bring an appeal against a MPTS Fitness to Practise decision?
FollowFollowFollowFollow When a decision by the MPTS is made in relation to a doctor’s fitness to practise, that decision can be subject to an appeal by various parties. PSA v GMC & Hilton Mr Andrew Hilton, a surgeon, was subject to a complaint by “Patient A”. ...
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