by Webmaster | Jan 14, 2026 | Doctors Law, Fitness to Practise, Nursing Law
A recent High Court judgment in Nurrish v Nursing and Midwifery Council [2026] EWHC 2 (Admin) offers a clear warning to UK healthcare professionals: attending a fitness to practise (FtP) hearing without specialist legal representation can significantly undermine...
by Webmaster | Jan 7, 2026 | Doctors Law, Fitness to Practise, News, Nursing Law
The UK’s fitness to practise landscape in 2025 has been defined by intense scrutiny, structural reform and a renewed focus on fairness, timeliness and public protection. Across regulators, the year has exposed long‑standing tensions in how concerns are investigated,...
by Webmaster | Dec 3, 2025 | Doctors Law, News
The recent High Court decision in Sadiq v The General Medical Council [2025] EWHC 3062 (Admin) provides important guidance for doctors on how allegations of sexual misconduct are treated in fitness to practise proceedings. The case illustrates the limited role...
by Webmaster | Nov 18, 2025 | Doctors Law
The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched a consultation on updated guidance for doctors, physician associates (PAs), and anaesthesia associates (AAs) regarding their professional duty to raise and act on concerns about patient safety. This marks the first major...
by Webmaster | Nov 5, 2025 | Doctors Law, Fitness to Practise, Nursing Law
When healthcare professionals appear before fitness to practise panels, their level of insight often plays a central role in determining both current impairment and sanction. Panels expect registrants to reflect on the concerns raised, understand their implications,...
by Webmaster | Oct 7, 2025 | Doctors Law
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has published revised tribunal guidance that will come into effect on 24 November 2025. This update, the MPTS said, introduces “clearer decision-making frameworks for panels assessing allegations in fitness to...
by Webmaster | Sep 8, 2025 | Doctors Law, Fitness to Practise
The High Court upheld the GMC’s fitness to practise standards for Physician and Anaesthesia Associates, finding its framework rational, despite challenges over scope limits. Anaesthetists United Ltd, joined by the family of Emily Chesterton, brought a judicial review...
by Webmaster | Aug 27, 2025 | Case News, Doctors Law, Fitness to Practise
A doctor has received a formal warning following a fitness to practise investigation, avoiding more serious regulatory action after a drink driving incident. Following expert legal advice, Amar undertook all recommended assessments and completed appropriate remedial...
by Webmaster | Aug 27, 2025 | Doctors Law, News
A doctor has successfully defended their professional standing following a full fitness to practise hearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS). The case involved multiple allegations and required meticulous preparation, strategic legal input, and...
by Webmaster | Aug 10, 2025 | Case News, Doctors Law
A doctor facing potential erasure from the medical register has successfully navigated the General Medical Council’s (GMC) fitness to practise process following representation by Kings View Chambers. The doctor had been suspended from practice after being convicted of...
