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 [...]
In the case of a doctor applying to be restored to the register, are offences committed more than 17 years ago still relevant?
Yes, when the offences are those causing the erasure the [...]
What sanction might a doctor face for falsely taking credit for another’s work.
Conditions are less likely and suspension more likely because of [...]
What might happen to registered doctors found to have plagiarised work?
If dishonest plagiarism is discovered there are potential regulatory, employment [...]
Does erasure from the register always follow a doctor’s conviction for sexual offences?
Erasure is not automatic but it is the exception rather [...]
Why might doctors face both a Coroner’s Inquest and MPTS hearing.
Within the last couple of years there have been more [...]
Can having too many patients and not enough time be a defence to fitness to practise allegations?
It is likely to be relevant but also likely it [...]
Can a single event involving a serious lapse in standards when dealing with a violent and aggressive patient result in a doctor being erased from the Register?
Where the lapse was serious, basic checks not undertaken and [...]
Can a Doctor’s naivety be a defence to financial dishonesty allegations even when they knew the facts?
Yes, but it will risk being found to be serious [...]
Is there a limit to the number of times a doctor who has been erased can apply for restoration to the register?
There is not a single statutory numerical limit but there [...]
