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NHS staff to queue-jump mental health support services

NHS staff to queue-jump mental health support services

FollowFollowFollowFollow The Health Secretary has put forward plans that will see NHS staff’s access to mental health support services being fast-tracked.  As part of the proposals by the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock MP, doctors, nurses and other frontline NHS staff...
Brexit GMC registrations for foreign doctors

Brexit GMC registrations for foreign doctors

FollowFollowFollowFollow The GMC registrations of doctors from Europe already working in the UK, and those who may wish to work in the UK in the future may be affected once the UK leaves the EU. The GMC has provided guidance for foreign doctors on Brexit implications....

Doctors’ Mental Health Crisis

Is there a crisis in the mental health and wellbeing of our doctors? Recent reports about junior doctors in crisis coupled with Professor Appleby’s research on reducing stress for doctors undergoing a GMC investigation, highlights the problem of how best to assist...

Interim Orders

The GMC may refer a doctor for an interim orders hearing at the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service [MPTS] at any stage in proceedings. The role of the Interim Orders Tribunal (IOT) is to consider whether the doctor’s registration should be restricted on an interim...

I have been referred to the General Medical Council.

What do I do? A referral to the General Medical Council (GMC) is an extremely worrying thing for any doctor. Understanding how it works is essential to identifying what will happen, when and what you should be doing. The first thing to know is that a referral to the...