Last month’s (August 2014) high court decision should help streamline capability procedures for Trusts operating the MHPS framework. Overview The high court has dismissed a claim brought by a suspended doctor seeking to prevent a NHS trust from proceeding with a capability hearing. The judge has rejected an argument that the Trust could not proceed […]
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A SURGEON at Stafford Hospital has been judged fit to practise after what he says was a “flawed” performance assessment. A Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service panel decided general surgery consultant Raafat Gendy’s performance was not deficient and therefore his fitness to practise was not impaired. The case was brought following a General Medical Council assessment
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It was with great sadness that members of the Doctors’ Support Group learned of the passing of Dr Bridget O’Connell at our meeting on 22nd June 2014. Dr O’Connell’s story was reported in The Independent in 1994. The following is taken from that article: Gagged doctor breaks silence: A paediatrician suspended on full pay from her job
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