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Dishonesty, violence and GMC guidance.

The GMC had made changes to its guidance for decision makers in relation to allegations of this type.

The GMC has announced these changes to its guidance stating:

“The changes to the medical regulator’s Guidance for decision makers when violence and dishonesty may represent a lower risk to public protection, are part of its commitment to assure fairness in its processes through more efficient and proportionate investigations”.

“Examples of concerns that, under the updated guidance and if there were no aggravating factors, would no longer need to be investigated include:

-a doctor giving false details to a market research company, in order qualify for free products

– a doctor pushing a colleague out the way following a heated argument.”

The GMC has updated both its guidance “when violence and dishonesty may represent a lower risk to public protection’ as well as its guidance on thresholds: https://www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive/gmc-decision-makers-given-more-flexibility-in-cases-where-there-is-a-low-risk-to-public-protection

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