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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...
Refusal to give evidence and inference in GMC FtP cases

Refusal to give evidence and inference in GMC FtP cases

FollowFollowFollowFollow R (Kuzmin) v General Medical Council [2019] EWHC 2129 (Admin) The High Court has recently ruled that a GMC tribunal is entitled to draw an adverse inference from a registrant’s refusal to give evidence. In this case Dr Kuzmin appeared before...

State indemnity scheme and GMC FtP referrals

FollowFollowFollowFollow In April we reported on the introduction of the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice that came into effect on the 1st April 2019.  The scheme is a new state-backed indemnity scheme for general practice operated by NHS Resolution....
BAME doctors are more likely to be referred to GMC

BAME doctors are more likely to be referred to GMC

FollowFollowFollowFollow Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) doctors are more likely to be referred to the GMC in fitness to practise cases than their white counterparts. “Employers and healthcare providers are more likely to refer doctors who obtained their...