Can a doctor attend a lap dancing/strip club?
It is “inappropriate and unwise”. The case of Dr R [...]
How many doctors face fitness to practise hearings?
Every year the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service produces an annual [...]
How serious is a breach of a doctor’s duty of candour?
The issue of the duty of candour was the key [...]
Can saving another doctor’s time be an acceptable reason to self-prescribe?
It can go some way to help justify self-prescribing, it [...]
Might a doctor be erased for covering up a clinical error?
Yes. Dr R was a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and it [...]
Do the GMC regulate a doctor’s social media posts?
Yes, though they should do so with some regard to [...]
Is there a duty on a Doctor to remain calm?
There is no explicit reference in Good Medical Practice and [...]
When a doctor is convicted of assault will a finding of impaired fitness to practise always follow?
More often than not it will, though there are some [...]
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, [...]
