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Are BAME doctors more likely to be investigated than white ones?

Jun 17, 2019 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow The BBC recently shared the experience of a Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) doctor who was jailed but his conviction was quashed on appeal. Nine years ago, a patient died under the care of surgeon David Sellu. He was jailed but his...

Independent review of gross negligence manslaughter and culpable homicide in medical practice

Jun 8, 2019 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow Doctors being investigated after the death of a patient should expect official investigations to take into account their working environments and pressures. The GMC-commissioned review “Independent review of gross negligence manslaughter and...

What happens when someone raises a concern with the GMC

Jun 8, 2019 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow When a doctor’s fitness to practise is called in to question, the GMC has a legal obligation to investigate the complaint to establish if the doctor’s fitness to practise may be impaired. Complaints about a doctor’s fitness to practise can...

Is video-link evidence becoming the norm in MPTS hearings?

May 26, 2019 | Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow At a hearing at the Medical Practitioner’s Tribunal Service any party can make an application to have a witness’s evidence heard by video-link. The GMC Fitness to Practise Rules 2004, Rule 34(13) and (14) state: ‘(13) A party may, at any...

Doctor happy with MPTS outcome for prescribing for family members

May 26, 2019 | Case Study, Doctor Legal

FollowFollowFollowFollow GMC Defence Barristers were successful in persuading the MPTS to impose a conditions of practise order for a short period for a doctor who had prescribed for himself and family members on 3 occasion where the GMC pressed for a suspension of...