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Can denying the allegations against you be held against you?

Interesting decision in the case of Al Nageim v General Medical Council (Admin) this week. Mr Justice Knowles considered the issue of whether a doctor’s denial of allegations which are then found against them should be used against them when deciding whether their fitness to practise is impaired. There is… Read More

Hempsons Successfully Defends A&E Associate Specialist

Hempsons’ Regulatory & Crime Team has successfully defended an Associate Specialist in Emergency Medicine, following a two-week Medical Practitioners Tribunal hearing. The doctor was investigated by the General Medical Council in relation to 6 clinical incidents which occurred between 2016 and 2017, with the overarching concern being that… Read More

Dental regulation in the shadow of COVID-19

First published in Dentistry 2 April 2020. Stephen Hooper assesses the latest regulations to explain what is expected of the dental team during the coronavirus pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has thrown the dental profession (indeed, the whole world) into a state of disarray and confusion. Each day, we are glued… Read More