by admin | Oct 13, 2024 | Insight, Remediation
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 admin | Jun 26, 2024 | Insight, Remediation
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 remediation and how...
by admin | May 29, 2024 | Insight, Remediation
Where the GMC (or MPTS) deems there to be evidence of impaired fitness to practise, they will go on to assess whether the doctor poses a risk to public protection that requires action on the part of the GMC (or MPTS). A look at the criteria the GMC & MPTS decision...
by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | Insight, Remediation
Any criminal conviction will be viewed as proven in a fitness to practise case, and attempts at denial could be interpreted as lacking insight. An Overview of Criminal Convictions Fitness to Practise In fitness to practise proceedings, criminal...
by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Insight, Remediation
The Health and Care Professions Council has decided to lift a restrictive order placed on our client following representation from Kings View. In this case, our client, H, did not accept dishonesty allegations made by the HCPC against them. A finding was made against...
by admin | Jul 22, 2023 | Insight, Remediation
NMC Fitness to Practise The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) does not have a definitive definition of fitness to practise. Broadly speaking, however, when the NMC refers to fitness to practise, it says: “Fitness to practise is about managing the risk that a...
