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Thursday, 27 February 2020 20:30
GMC Defence – Representation
Posted by Doctors Defence Service
If you are looking for a lawyer to provide legal advice and possibly legal representation in GMC and MPTS matters, give us a call without obligation to see how we might assist you with your case. See our relevant pages for more...
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Friday, 21 February 2020 17:42
NHS Counter Fraud Authority Prosecutions of Doctors – False CVs
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NHS Counter Fraud Authority Prosecutions for False CVs and False Credentials – The NHS Counter Fraud Authority will prosecute employees of the NHS where they lie on their CV or application forms. It goes without saying that a doctor should be honest...
- Friday, 28 February 2020 11:36 How to Challenge a Coroner’s Unlawful Remarks Posted by Doctors Defence Service How to Challenge a Coroner’s Remarks – A Guide for Doctors UK coroners are tasked with investigating and recording the cause of people’s deaths, where a death appears to have been unnatural or as a result of violence. As part of their...
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Tuesday, 20 August 2019 22:11
Doctors and Police Interviews in England and Wales
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Doctors who are interviewed by the Police should have with them a competent lawyer to represent their interests. Read our article about the Police Interview under Caution process....
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Sunday, 15 October 2017 16:30
Can a doctor practise while on the Sex Offenders Register?
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A number of doctors each year are convicted of a sexually related offence. As part of their sentence they will be ordered to sign the Sex Offenders Register. The years it will be extant will be set by the sentencing judge in...
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Wednesday, 08 February 2017 12:31
How to Avoid GMC Warnings
Posted by Doctors Defence Service
The General Medical Council (GMC) can issue Warnings to doctors who are considered by the GMC’s Case Examiners to have acted in a manner inconsistent with Good Medical Practice – the code of conduct for doctors – where a referral to a fitness...
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Friday, 10 February 2017 10:00
Clinical Negligence Case Law for Medical Practitioners
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Doctors Defence Service summarises and digests the latest clinical negligence case law for doctors in clinical practice in the UK. Each year aspects of the law of clinical negligence are clarified by various court judgments that identify the duties of doctors in...
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Wednesday, 16 January 2013 13:43
Gross Negligence Manslaughter and Doctors
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Doctors Defence Service Lawyers: Gross Negligence Manslaughter Defence Lawyers in England and Wales, representing doctors in criminal proceedings....
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Legal Services for Medical Doctors
Doctors Defence Service provides comprehensive legal services to doctors in the UK and those doctors working overseas who are registered with the GMC or who seek to become registered in the UK.
Our lawyers represent doctors before the GMC and MPTS including interim orders, fitness to practise hearings, Registration Law, in Performance List hearings, Clinical Negligence cases, Partnership Disputes, Inquests, CQC and CiW matters, Employment Law claims, criminal and civil law cases, and other regulatory processes.
Contact us in strict confidence and without obligation to see how we might assist you. Call Doctors Defence Service on: 0800 10 88 739