The FSA’s Approved Persons Regime and the Disciplinary and Dismissal Flashpoints – 11 KBW
The FSA’s Approved Persons Regime and the Disciplinary and Dismissal Flashpoints (PDF)
11 KBW, 22nd May 2012
Source: www.11kbw.com
Category: disciplinary procedures
Hospital allowed ‘careless’ surgeon to continue working after ‘potentially fatal’ error – Daily Telegraph
“A Hungarian surgeon with a limited command of English was allowed to continue practising for three years after mistakenly injecting carbolic acid into a small child with ‘potentially fatal’ consequences.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mattu v University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust – WLR Daily
“The disciplinary proceedings of a public employer as to the dismissal of an employee under a contract of employment did not determine a “civil right” of the employee for the purposes of the right to a fair hearing pursuant to article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 18th May 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Anaesthetist who took drugs before going into the operating theatre loses appeal – Daily Telegraph
“A hospital doctor who took handfuls of pain killers and injected himself with drugs before work each morning was rightly struck off for his ‘blatant disregard for patient safety’, the High Court has ruled.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th May 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Nursing regulator ‘poorly organised and weak’ – BBC News
“The body that regulates nurses and midwives in the UK is failing to carry out its duties due to institutional weakness, an interim review says.”
BBC News, 10th April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Appeal court finds dishonest solicitor should have been struck off – Legal Week
“The Court of Appeal has ruled that a legal disciplinary body should have struck off a solicitor that had been found to have acted dishonestly.”
Legal Week, 5th April 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
Susan England banned from state schools by General Teaching Council – BBC News
“A former deputy head has been banned from state schools after stealing £13,000 from an after-school club.”
BBC News, 29th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police doctor Marcos Hourmann acted dishonestly over conviction, GMC finds – BBC News
“A doctor who failed to tell his police and NHS employers about a manslaughter conviction acted dishonestly, a watchdog has found.”
BBC News, 30th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four more UK soldiers disciplined after Afghan civilians killed or injured – The Guardian
“Military commanders have disciplined a further four British soldiers accused of killing or wounding Afghan civilians. The disclosures come at a time of heightened tension after a series of incidents involving foreign troops, and the killing on Monday of two British soldiers by a member of the Afghan security forces. The Guardian has learned that a British soldier was given an unspecified punishment after an Afghan was fatally shot in the neck while praying in a field. In other cases, a soldier punched and knocked out an Afghan, and another fired a flare into an Afghan’s face.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
R (King) v Secretary of State for Justice: R (Bourgass and another) v Same – WLR Daily
“For the purposes of article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights there was no civil right derived from domestic and common law to associate with fellow prisoners, so that an administrative decision to segregate or continue segregation of a prisoner was not a determination of such a right.”
WLR Daily, 27th Mach 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Violeta Aylward struck off for switching off ventilator – BBC News
“A nurse who was filmed accidentally switching off the ventilator of a paralysed man has been struck off.”
BBC News, 15th March 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctors could face GMC action for ignoring poor care – Daily Telegraph
“Doctors could face disciplinary action if they ‘walk by’ and ignore poor patient care by other doctors or health professionals, under new General Medical Council guidelines coming into force today [12 March].”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MMR row: high court rules doctor should not have been struck off – The Guardian
“A doctor has won his high court battle against being struck off over the MMR jab controversy.”
The Guardian, 7th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Dereck Chisora given indefinite ban by World Boxing Council – BBC News
“Dereck Chisora has been suspended indefinitely by the World Boxing Council for his behaviour before and after his fight with Vitali Klitschko.”
BBC News, 28th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Doctor barred after 20 years of sex abuse – Daily Telegraph
“A doctor who sexually abused female patients over a 20-year period has finally been barred from working.”
Daily Telegraph, 19th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police escape charges in 70 per cent of IPCC cases – The Independent
“Prosecutors decided against charging police officers in nearly 70 per cent of the most serious cases of alleged misconduct referred to them by the policing watchdog, according to figures secured under Freedom of Information legislation.”
The Independent, 16th February 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Doctor struck off over MMR controversy appeals against ruling – The Guardian
“One of the doctors struck off over the MMR jab controversy has asked the high court to rule that his treatment was ‘unfair and unjust’.”
The Guardian, 13th February 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
General Teaching Council rejects Leonora Rustamova case – BBC News
“A teacher who was sacked after writing a racy novel about her pupils has been told she will not face a full hearing by the General Teaching Council (GTC).”
BBC News, 13th February 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lawyer struck off after ‘one of worst cases of fraud’ – Daily Telegraph
“A lawyer has been struck off after admitting he stole £3 million from his company and clients in what a tribunal described as one of the worst cases of fraud it had encountered.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
