Useful Information

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Does a Doctor buying a birthday present for a patient raise fitness to practise issues?

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Is there a duty on a Doctor to remain calm?

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Have the GMC incorrectly relied on IT evidence when bringing cases against Doctors?

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When a doctor is convicted of assault will a finding of impaired fitness to practise always follow?

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By accessing a patient’s records without a clinical reason, is a doctor’s fitness to practise impaired?

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If a Doctor amends a patient’s treatment record after their death might they face regulatory problems?

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If a doctor asks a patient to withdraw a complaint about them, is the doctor’s fitness to practise impaired?

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Can a “senior and highly experienced” doctor prescribe medicine without informing a patient’s GP?

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Is a doctor’s fitness to practise impaired by engaging in mild flirtation?

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Is any regulatory leeway afforded to football club doctors?

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What legal and regulatory consequences might a doctor face if they locum while on sick leave?

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Does a Doctor have a right to silence at a Medical Practitioners Tribunal hearing?

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If a doctor fills out patient feedback forms for themselves is their fitness to practise impaired?

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Is a Doctor’s fitness to practise impaired if they turn up to work inebriated?

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When a Doctor suspects a test result is false, can they ignore a Trust’s policy and treat as they see fit?

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Is it okay for a doctor to complete a cremation certificate and later sort out the finer details?

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Might the GMC investigate a doctor contrary to a police decision not to prosecute?

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In the case of a doctor applying to be restored to the register, are offences committed more than 17 years ago still relevant?

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What might a Tribunal do when a doctor applies for voluntary erasure from the register but the GMC refuse to allow it and seek disciplinary erasure?

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Is a Consultant’s Fitness to Practise impaired if they can show competence in only one facet of their clinical area?

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What sanction might a doctor face for falsely taking credit for another’s work.

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Is it so serious for a fully qualified doctor to pretend to be a member of a Royal College?

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What might happen to registered doctors found to have plagiarised work?

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Does erasure from the register always follow a doctor’s conviction for sexual offences?

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How might a Medical Practitioners Tribunal treat a doctor who lies to them in evidence?