Fitness To Practise

Day-One Prescribers and Fitness to Practise: Risks in the New GPhC Advice

Last reviewed by Jonathan Meadows (Solicitor, Regulation Resolution) on 21 July 2026. Quick answer. The General Pharmaceutical Council’s June 2026 advice to newly qualified prescribing pharmacists is more than induction guidance — it sets the benchmark against which prescribing concerns will be judged in fitness to practise proceedings. Its warning that unsafe prescribing could result […]

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GPhC Advice for Newly Qualified Prescribing Pharmacists: What It Means for You

Last reviewed by Jonathan Meadows (Solicitor, Regulation Resolution) on 21 July 2026. Quick answer. On 10 June 2026 the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) published advice for pharmacists who qualify from summer 2026 under the 2021 initial education and training standards and join the register as independent prescribers from day one. The advice tells new prescribers

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Fitness to Practise Solicitors

Fitness to practise proceedings are longer, more layered and more punishing than most professionals expect. The NMC process alone runs to around sixteen stages, supported by more than a dozen separate guidance documents. We are fitness to practise solicitors who map that entire route for you, so nothing lands as a surprise and every decision

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The Hidden Danger of Using ChatGPT for Fitness to Practise Responses

Why This Matters When facing fitness to practise proceedings before the NMC, GMC, GDC, HCPC, or any UK healthcare regulator, your written response can make or break your case. Yet healthcare professionals are increasingly using ChatGPT to draft regulatory responses – a decision that can catastrophically backfire. This article examines why AI-generated responses create serious

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Is the tide turning for Interim Orders in fitness to practise proceedings?

Analysis of Richmond v NMC [2025] EWHC 1828 (Admin) and NMC v Persand [2023] EWHC 3356 (Admin) Introduction: Interim Orders under Judicial Scrutiny Interim orders in professional regulation are intended to protect the public while safeguarding a practitioner’s right to fair process. However, lengthy delays in regulatory proceedings can mean that these temporary measures inflict

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High Court Clarifies Review Powers in PSA v HCPC & Sharf [2025] EWHC 164 (Admin)

High Court Clarifies Review Powers in PSA v HCPC & Sharf [2025] EWHC 164 (Admin) Background In a recent ruling on professional regulation and fitness to practise, the High Court has provided essential clarity on how expiry dates should be handled in regulatory hearings. The case of Professional Standards Authority (PSA) v Health and Care

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Legal Jukebox Friday: How Interim Orders Impact Regulatory Decisions

Welcome to Legal Jukebox Friday Legal Jukebox Friday is your weekly dose of lively discussions where we randomly select a legal case to explore and why it may assist those practising in regulatory law, including solicitors, adjudicators, and healthcare professionals. While some of these cases may be considered classics, they remain relevant and are worth

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