GMC Registration & GMC Registration Appeals Solicitors
To work as a doctor in the UK, it is essential to be registered with the GMC with a licence to practise. At Richard Nelson LLP we have experience of assisting doctors with a variety of issues relating to GMC registration.
These include:
Advising and assisting doctors to navigate through any questions raised by the GMC about their fitness to practise;
Representing doctors before the GMC’s Registration Appeals Panel, if their application for provisional or full registration has been refused;
Specialist Registration Appeals.
Contact UsAssisting doctors with fitness to practise declarations and subsequent questions by the GMC
When applying for registration with the GMC, the GMC will ask doctors to complete detailed fitness to practise declarations. For most doctors, this is a straightforward process, but for those who perhaps have a criminal conviction or caution, or went through a fitness to practise investigation by their university, or another regulatory body, it is not so straightforward. We have assisted many doctors with their application for GMC registration, often advising behind the scenes where appropriate, guiding doctors through the process and assisting them to answer any questions raised by the GMC, to maximise their prospects of obtaining GMC registration.
Assisting doctors who are international medical graduates (IMGs) with their application for GMC registration
International Medical Graduates need to pass an English Language test and the PLAB test before they can apply for GMC registration. However, much to the dismay of some international medical graduates, passing the PLAB test is not a guarantee that the GMC will grant a doctor with GMC registration. The GMC will still consider if it is in the public interest to grant a doctor GMC registration. A common reason for refusing a doctor GMC registration when a doctor has passed the PLAB test is that the doctor has a significant gap in their medical practice.
We have advised many international medical graduates about their prospects of obtaining GMC registration and about the merits of an appeal to the GMC’s Registration Appeals Panel, following the GMC’s refusal of their initial application for registration.
GMC's Registration Appeals Panel
If a doctor’s application for registration with the GMC is refused, they have a right to appeal this decision to the GMC’s Registration Appeals Panel. We can advise a doctor on their options, including the merits of an appeal, to enable a doctor in this situation to make an informed decision about their options
There are some cases where a quicker and easier resolution will be to address any concerns the GMC have expressed and then make a fresh application in due course. However, other cases have sufficient merit to warrant an appeal to the GMC’s Registration Appeals Panel, where we have experience of representing doctors.
GMC Specialist Registration Appeals
Please refer to our specific page relating to GMC Specialist Registration Appeals.
What we do
Our expert GMC defence lawyers provide advice and representation for doctors:
– Experiencing difficulties with GMC registration
– Contemplating an appeal to the GMC’s Registration Appeals Panel
– We also advise international medical graduates about their prospects of obtaining GMC registration and the appeals process.
Richard Nelson LLP also offers impartial advice on a range of related GMC matters:
- GMC Interim Orders
- GMC Appeals
- GMC Fitness to Practise
- Coroner Inquests
- GMC Investigations
- GMC Registration
- GMC Restoration
- GMC Revalidation
- GMC Trust Disciplinary
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