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...
by Webmaster | Apr 8, 2025 | Doctors Law
This was the issue in Suresh & Ors v General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 804 (KB) (03 April 2025) in which the Court addressed the GMC’s duty of care and Human Rights Act duties relating to doctors under investigation. In a truly tragic case, this case was brought...
by Webmaster | Mar 25, 2025 | Case News, Doctors Law
In this case, my client, IB, was successful on their first attempt seeking restoration to the General Medical Council’s (GMC) register. Their application was opposed by the GMC. Kings View Chambers’ Joint Head of Chambers and fitness to practise defence barrister,...
by Webmaster | Mar 11, 2025 | Doctors Law
Under what circumstances should a fitness to practise tribunal be required to set out its assessment of the general credibility and reliability of each witness’ evidence? To what the extent of the forensic analysis and reasoning required for making such...
by Webmaster | Feb 26, 2025 | Case News, News, Nursing Law
In this case, the nurse was referred to the NMC by a patient after the employer had carried out an internal investigation. This happens regularly when patients or their families are not satisfied with the outcome from the organisation. This is often difficult for...
by Webmaster | Feb 9, 2025 | News, Nursing Law
In this case, the nurse was referred to the NMC by a patient after the employer had carried out an internal investigation. This happens regularly when patients or their families are not satisfied with the outcome from the organisation. This is often difficult for...
