by Webmaster | Sep 3, 2024 | News
The General Dental Council (GDC) recently released updated voluntary erasure guidance, where dentists are under investigation for fitness to practise concerns seek to voluntarily remove themselves from the register. We look at the new guidance and what this means for...
by Webmaster | Aug 20, 2024 | Doctors Law, News, Nursing Law
A recent publication by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) highlights a rise in final decisions involving sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour. This type of behaviour is seen as particularly serious by regulators and, more often than not, result in...
by Webmaster | Aug 4, 2024 | Doctors Law
If the General Medical Council’s (GMC) receives complaints or evidence that a doctor’s fitness to practise may be impaired as a result of a physical or mental health issue (also referred to as “adverse health”), it has the power to direct the doctor to undertake a...
by Webmaster | Jul 9, 2024 | Doctors Law, Nursing Law
When faced with a fitness to practise investigation, should health care professionals “wait and see” or does constructive engagement make a difference to the outcome of a fitness to practise investigation? Health care regulators will investigate allegations of...
by Webmaster | Jun 25, 2024 | Doctors Law
The way a doctor responds to a fitness to practice concern can influence the outcome of their investigation. The right response can lead to less severe sanctions or, in some cases, no sanctions being imposed. We look specifically at insight and...
