by Webmaster | Oct 6, 2026 | GDC, Uncategorized
Overview Fewer than four in ten dental professionals trust the GDC fitness to practise process. Most respondents remained dissatisfied with the process and its outcome. Confidence has improved slightly, but trust remains low. The findings highlight the...
by Webmaster | Sep 23, 2026 | Doctors Law, GDC, Nursing Law
Overview Whistleblowing remains an important route into fitness to practise investigations across UK healthcare professions. Recent data shows increases in whistleblowing disclosures across medicine, dentistry and nursing. Concerns most commonly relate to conduct,...
by Webmaster | Sep 7, 2026 | Doctors Law, Fitness to Practise
Overview Recent MPTS data highlights clear patterns in the types of behaviours and circumstances most likely to result in adverse tribunal outcomes. Criminal convictions, dishonesty, sexual misconduct and drug‑related misconduct continue to dominate the most serious...
by Webmaster | Aug 14, 2026 | Doctors Law, Fitness to Practise, GDC, Nursing Law
Overview The High Court refused the NMC’s application to extend an interim order, criticising aspects of the regulator’s handling of the fitness to practise case.The judgement reinforces that an interim order cannot become a substitute for progressing a...
by Webmaster | Aug 14, 2026 | GDC
Overview GDC launches consultation on new guidance shaping early fitness to practise decision‑making. Clearer criteria for assessing conduct, health and communication concerns. More structured thresholds for escalation — especially in behavioural cases. Faster triage...
by Webmaster | Aug 6, 2026 | Doctors Law, Fitness to Practise
The GMC’s 2025 fitness to practise data shows a system under increasing pressure. Concerns rose sharply—13,465 triaged, a 25% increase on the previous year—yet only around 3% of doctors faced any regulatory action. For most doctors, the message is not that the...
by Webmaster | Jul 22, 2026 | Case News, Doctors Law
A doctor who had previously been suspended by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has had the suspension revoked with immediate effect following a successful review hearing. The case arose from clinical concerns relating to the treatment of a single...
by Webmaster | Jun 29, 2026 | Doctors Law
A clear and persistent pattern has been well documented across the UK’s regulatory landscape: doctors from minority ethnic backgrounds and those who obtained their primary medical qualification (PMQ) outside the UK face disproportionately higher rates of employer‑led...
by Webmaster | Jun 2, 2026 | Doctors Law, Nursing Law
Healthcare professionals who practise overseas should be aware that regulatory problems abroad do not necessarily stay abroad. The recent High Court decision in General Medical Council v Grajn [2026] EWHC 1157 (Admin) is a stark reminder that overseas disciplinary...
by Webmaster | May 18, 2026 | Case News, Fitness to Practise
A social worker, V, has had their suspension order revoked with immediate effect following a successful review hearing before Social Work England (SWE). The decision concludes a challenging fitness to practise process that began with allegations of lack of probity in...
