by Webmaster | Jun 17, 2025 | Fitness to Practise
HCPC’s Sanctions Policy Overhaul: What It Means for Health and Care Professionals The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is introducing significant revisions to its Sanctions Policy, marking a pivotal shift in how fitness to practise (FTP) cases are evaluated....
by Webmaster | May 19, 2025 | Doctors Law, Nursing Law
Interim Orders in Professional Regulation: Balancing Safety and Humanity Interim orders are a regulatory tool used during the early stages of a fitness to practise investigation. For healthcare professionals, being subject to an interim order can be a challenging...
by Webmaster | May 5, 2025 | Doctors Law, News, Nursing Law
What is remediation? In the context of fitness to practise, remediation refers to the process by which a professional—often in a healthcare or related regulated field—takes deliberate, demonstrable steps to address concerns that have been raised about their conduct,...
by Webmaster | Apr 23, 2025 | Case News, News
The General Dental Council has closed its investigation into our clients’ fitness to practise, with no further action. Our client, A, faced multiple allegations of competence and probity in a case that was ongoing for a number of years. Speaking about the case,...
by Webmaster | Apr 23, 2025 | Doctors Law
In a previous post, we reported on the truly tragic case of a consultant anaesthetist with an exemplary professional record who died by suicide after being informed of a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation into his fitness to practise. The investigation was...
