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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
7 August 2017
GMC exercises its appeal power for the second time
General Medical Council v Theodoropoulos
[2017] EWHC 1984 (Admin)
On 31 July 2017, the High Court handed down its judgment in an appeal by the General Medical Council (the GMC) against a decision made by a Panel of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) to suspend Dr Theodoropoulos’ registration for a period of 12 months.
2 August 2017
How long is too long to be subject to Conditions of Practice?
Patricia Annon and The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
[2017] EWHC 1879 (Admin)
17 July 2017
Fewer ambulance 999 calls to be classed as “life-threatening”
NHS England has announced a new set of performance targets for the ambulance services.
Although the proposals are wide-ranging and affect a number of targets and measures, headlines have focused on the changes to the definition of “life-threatening”, i.e. those cases which require an emergency vehicle to arrive within 8 minutes.
11 July 2017
Dishonesty versus a want of integrity rears its head again
Williams and Solicitors Regulation Authority [2017] EWHC 1478 (Admin)
7 July 2017
The dangers of regulators treating mere contract-breakers as fraudsters
Local Government analysis: Discussing the judgment in Lusinga v Nursing and Midwifery Council, Sarah Harris, a senior associate (barrister) at Kingsley Napley, says the case lends further weight to the judicial commentary that a more nuanced approach is required in dishonesty-related fitness to practise matters.
