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Leor Franks
12 February 2019
The MPTS considers professional boundaries after GP has a child with a former patient
Professional boundaries are an important aspect of clinical care. Registered healthcare practitioners must be able to practice within legal and ethical boundaries in respect of patients. Sarah Atkinson and Aguie Mbah write on the current case deals with a hearing before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) where the allegation against the doctor related to breaching professional boundaries.
2 January 2019
Court of Appeal reaffirms the need for detailed medical evidence in the event of seeking an adjournment on health grounds
On 13 December 2018, the Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in an appeal by the General Medical Council (the GMC) against a decision made by the High Court to allow an appeal by Dr Hayat. Dr Hayat had been erased from the medical register in February 2017. You can access our blog on the previous High court decision here.
27 December 2018
Must an allegation against a doctor always be considered by the Case Examiners?
R (on the application of Rudling) v General Medical Council [2018] EWHC 3582 (Admin)
27 November 2018
3,000 doctors face checks after psychiatrist who practised without a licence is sentenced to a five year prison sentence
The General Medical Council (‘GMC’) is urgently checking the qualifications of foreign doctors who were able to register in the UK under a now defunct provision in the Medical Act 1983 (‘the Act’).
9 October 2018
Why engagement with the regulatory process and ‘adequate’ indemnity insurance/cover is vital
Whilst regulatory lawyers like myself have long questioned what is meant by ‘adequate’ indemnity cover, the Applicant in this case clearly did not have any indemnity cover at all, which was not only in breach of her professional duties, but could have caused significant difficulties for any patient wishing to make a claim in relation to the requisite period.