Telling tales or doing the right thing? When should you report a colleague to the GDC?
Fitness to practice proceedings are extremely stressful for any medical professional. Perhaps this is best evidenced by the report prepared by the GMC in 2014. It found that between 2005 and 2013, 114 doctors died during fitness to practice proceedings, of these, 28 died of suicide or suspected suicide. The GDC do not record similar statistics. This is a conscious decision on their part. In...Read More
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Fitness to Practice; who’s on the GDC’s naughty and nice lists?
DENTAL BULLETIN, ISSUE 60 The numbers The GDC’s own statistical analysis shows us: Source: GDC 2017 – Men are more likely than women to be involved in FTP cases. – Dentists who have taken the ORE are less likely than those qualified in the UK to find themselves involved in FTP proceedings. – However, those from the EEA were more likely to come before the GDC. Of 182...Read More
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Ghosh; is there a new test for dishonesty in town?
DENTAL BULLETIN, ISSUE 57 In the case of Ivey v Genting Casinos (UK) LTD t/a Crockfords the Supreme Court effectively re-wrote the test for dishonesty. It removed the second, subjective limb of the current test. This has a significant impact, as it has resulted in one single standard dishonesty test across civil, criminal and regulatory cases. This decision will have huge implications for...Read More
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Test for dishonesty; which one does the GDC apply?
DENTAL BULLETIN, ISSUE 55 The case of Kirschner v General Dental Council EWHC 1377 (Admin) considered the appropriate test for dishonesty in professional regulatory matters. Ms Kirschner was a Polish qualified dentist. She came to the UK from Poland in 2005 and worked as a GDP. Between 2010 and 2012 she was subject to a PCT review as concerns were raised regarding her performance under an...Read More
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