Category: General Medical Council (GMC)
UK risks ‘sleepwalking’ into a waste of doctors’ skills, GMC warns
The UK risks wasting the talents of tens of thousands of overlooked and undervalued doctors, GMC Chief Executive warns.
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GMC actions “to protect trainees and ensure patient safety” at Norfolk hospital department
The GMC has placed conditions on the Medicine and Surgery departments at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Review of physician and anaesthesia associates launched
Government launches independent review of physician and anaesthesia associate professions, chaired by Professor Gillian Leng CBE.
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High Court upholds MPTS decision in Hyder v GMC
The High Court upheld a MPTS decision, stating that the persistent dishonesty and lack of insight into the misconduct were significant factors in maintaining professional standards.
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Regulation of PAs will benefit patients and support general practice, GMC Chair tells Liverpool audience
The Chair of the General Medical Council (GMC) today told an audience that regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) will benefit patients and support GPs whose service is ‘creaking under the weight of an unsustainable demand for care’.
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Preparing for the regulation of PAs and AAs and the importance of effective clinical governance – GMC
“As we move towards the start of regulation of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs), it’s important that we work together to provide clarity and assurance for patients” – GMC
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Successful GMC Restoration Applications: What makes the Difference?
Fitness to practise defence barristers, Kings View Chambers, look at research that underlines the importance of insight, remediation, and legal representation when determining whether a doctor can return to practise.
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NHS doctors say lengthy disciplinary processes have left them feeling suicidal
UK doctors are having suicidal thoughts because disciplinary proceedings against them by their NHS employer take so long to resolve.
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Court Overturns Tribunal’s Decision in GMC vs Dugboyele
The High Court has overturned a MPT decision on Dr. Dugboyele’s fitness to practice.
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GMC urged to stop punishing doctors who take part in climate protests
Hundreds of health workers sign a letter to the General Medical Council calling for a halt to suspensions of doctors who take part in climate protests.
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FEATURE: Responding to Fitness to Practise Allegations – 10 Things to Consider
Fitness to practise barristers Kings View Chambers look at how to respond to fitness to practise allegations.
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British BAME and foreign doctors ‘suffer discrimination throughout careers’
A report by the General Medical Council (GMC) highlights ongoing inequalities faced by British doctors of BAME origin and overseas-trained medics in the UK.
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