by Webmaster | Jan 27, 2025 | Doctors Law
A number of recent cases, where doctors were sanctioned by the GMC, has raised questions about the regulator’s stance on the issue of doctors taking part in climate protests. Is the GMC’s stance justified and what should doctors know when they consider taking part in...
by Webmaster | Jan 20, 2025 | News, Nursing Law
The Nursing & Midwifery Council has closed a fitness to practise case against my client, with no further action. In this case, my client, G, involved a nurse early in her career who made some medication errors. It was clear in this case that G was poorly...
by Webmaster | Jan 5, 2025 | Nursing Law
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) fitness to practise insights and analysis provides a clear indication of factors that place nurses and midwives at heightened risk of referrals and regulatory action. We discuss these heightened risks and look at factors that...
by Webmaster | Dec 3, 2024 | Case News, News
Catherine recently achieved great outcomes for her clients facing fitness to practise proceedings before Social Work England. In the first recent case, a client, WM, was subject to an early review of a substantive order listed at the request of Social Work England,...
by Webmaster | Nov 9, 2024 | Doctors Law
GMC Restoration Erasures that follow an MPTS tribunal are referred to as “disciplinary erasures”, as distinct from administrative or voluntary erasures. If a doctor is erased from the GMC’s Register due to disciplinary reasons, they can apply for restoration after...
by Webmaster | Oct 28, 2024 | News, Nursing Law
This was a successful restoration case before the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). Our client had been struck off and had been unsuccessful in a previous attempt at gaining restoration to the register. Speaking about this case, Catherine Stock, said: “Working...
by Webmaster | Oct 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Seek Legal Advice It’s crucial to get expert legal advice early. Fitness to practise investigations are a trial in all but name – complex, formal and adversarial. For this reason alone, health and care professionals should seek legal advice. However, this is by no...
by Webmaster | Oct 13, 2024 | Doctors Law
Sexual misconduct in doctors refers to any uninvited or unwelcome behaviour of a sexual nature that offends, embarrasses, harms, humiliates, or intimidates an individual or group. This can include inappropriate comments, touching, harassment, or more severe actions...
by Webmaster | Sep 18, 2024 | Doctors Law
The court again highlighted that dishonesty undermines trust in the medical profession, which is crucial for patient safety and public confidence. Ali v The General Medical Council The case Ali v The General Medical Council [2024] EWHC 2272 (Admin) involved Dr. Shah...
by Webmaster | Sep 3, 2024 | Case News, Doctors Law, News
Our client faced a number of allegations but with our representation, their fitness to practise was not found impaired, and they are free to practice without restriction. We worked with this doctor from very early on in the process, successfully persuading GMC case...
