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Maintaining high professional standards (MHPS): when is it safe to pursue disciplinary allegations?

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 8 2013

In the case of West London Mental Health NHS Trust v Chhabra, the Court of Appeal overturned an injunction which had been obtained preventing the

General Medical Council (GMC) to trial new system to improve how complaints against doctors are investigated and dealt with

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 15 2012

The GMC has announced that it is to run two pilot schemes, as part of its wider fitness to practise reforms

Ambulance Trust found negligent

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 7 2012

The recent case of Taaffe v East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (2012) is worth noting

Honesty of hospital which admitted mistake praised by family at inquest

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 20 2012

A patient underwent keyhole surgery to have a cancerous kidney removed at the Royal Gwent Hospital but instead the surgeon tried to remove her liver

Court quashes decision to disclose the nature of practitioner’s health problems during hearing of application for voluntary erasure

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 13 2012

The Medical Act 1983 and relevant regulations provide that if a practitioner applies in writing for his name to be removed from the register, the registrar may refuse to do so if there is an allegation that his fitness to practise is impaired

Court rejects nurse’s appeal against suspension

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 13 2012

R (on the application of Marcus) v NMC concerned allegations relating to a single clinical incident against a registered nurse who was alleged to have failed to provide appropriate assistance to a doctor looking after a premature baby

Court upholds erasure from the medical register on grounds of misconduct and deficient professional performance

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 3 2012

The Administrative Court recently heard an appeal in the case of IMAM v General Medical Council

Assignment of cause of action

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 24 2011

There is no reason in principle why a right to receive compensation for personal injury caused by negligence cannot properly be regarded as a legal thing in action but the assignment to the claimant in this case was void as she had no legitimate interest in the claim

Court upholds decision to strike off paramedic for supplying out of date class a drugs

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 8 2011

The case of James Rice v Health Professions Council was an appeal to the High Court against the decision of the Conduct and Competence Committee (CCC) of the Health Professions Council (HPC) made on 7 May 2010, by which it directed that Mr Rice, a registered paramedic, be struck off the HPC register

Trust’s disciplinary policy held to have contractual status

Mills & Reeve LLP
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United Kingdom
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August 8 2011

In Hussain v Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust 2011 Dr H, a consultant paediatrician employed by Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (the Trust), claimed that the Trust unreasonably pursued a conduct investigation where there were matters of both conduct and capability