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Court confirms FTPP's finding of dishonesty impairing fitness to practise

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 18 2011

In December 2010, the Fitness to Practice Panel (FTPP) of the General Medical Council (GMC), decided that Dr Hosny, an Egyptian national and anaesthetist, was guilty of dishonest conduct

GMC consults on fundamental change to the method of disposal of some Fitness to Practise (FTP) cases

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 16 2011

The General Medical Council (GMC) is consulting with regard to a fundamental change to the method of disposal of some Fitness to Practise (FTP) cases

General Medical Council (GMC) processes and the issues surrounding applications for voluntary erasure

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 14 2011

The case of the consultant paediatrician prominently involved in the Baby P case, has drawn attention to issues concerning the GMC voluntary erasure (VE) processes, particularly where fitness to practise (FTP) proceedings have commenced

Court finds General Medical Council’s (GMC) decision to suspend doctor who failed to retrain lawful

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 16 2011

The case of Rauinar v General Medical Council highlights the need to make progress when conditions requiring retraining are applied

Court upholds decision to strike off paramedic for supplying out of date class a drugs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

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

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

In fitness to practise proceedings, a minority of medical practitioners on the panel does not mean that the High Court will afford the opinion less deference or respect

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 13 2012

In M v GMC, Dr Martin appealed against the findings of a Fitness to Practise Panel of the GMC, which erased him for impaired fitness to practise by reason of misconduct

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