The doctor had been acquitted by the respondent of serious professional misconduct. The applicant sought to appeal to the General Medical Council.
Held: The Act gave the applicant statutory powers of regulation of the bodies regulating the health professions. It had power to make the application, and was not required to wait until the outcome of other investigations by the GMC
Judges:
Mr Justice Leveson
Citations:
[2004] EWHC 527 (Admin), Times 08-Apr-2004, Gazette 22-Apr-2004, [2004] Lloyds Rep Med 365, [2005] ACD 46, [2004] 1 WLR 2068
Links:
Statutes:
National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals v General Medical Council and Dr Solanke Admn 30-Apr-2004
The council appealed against what it said was a lenient sentence imposed on a doctor for malpractice.
Held: It was relevant to take account of the way criminal courts dealt with appeals against lenient sentences. The test in relation to an . .
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Health Professions
Updated: 29 August 2022; Ref: scu.194990