By accessing a patient’s records without a clinical reason, is a doctor’s fitness to practise impaired?
Accessing patient records is an issue that crops up time [...]
If a Doctor amends a patient’s treatment record after their death might they face regulatory problems?
There will be circumstances when amendments, if well intended, are [...]
If a doctor asks a patient to withdraw a complaint about them, is the doctor’s fitness to practise impaired?
There will be few circumstances where this may be excusable, [...]
Can a “senior and highly experienced” doctor prescribe medicine without informing a patient’s GP?
No, particularly in respect of controlled drugs. It poses serious [...]
Is a doctor’s fitness to practise impaired by engaging in mild flirtation?
In most cases where the flirtation is sexualised it is [...]
Is any regulatory leeway afforded to football club doctors?
No, and in in fact those doctors can face more [...]
What legal and regulatory consequences might a doctor face if they locum while on sick leave?
In the worst cases a doctor may face a criminal [...]
Does a Doctor have a right to silence at a Medical Practitioners Tribunal hearing?
They do, but a Tribunal can sometimes draw adverse inferences [...]
If a doctor fills out patient feedback forms for themselves is their fitness to practise impaired?
Where numerous fake forms are completed and relied upon as [...]
Is a Doctor’s fitness to practise impaired if they turn up to work inebriated?
As it is an incident that most members of the [...]
