Number of complaints made and investigations carried out
Dear General Medical Council,
Please can you provide the following information for the last 5 years if possible
1. The number of complaints made against Doctors
2. The number of complaints that were initially reviewed and were not thought to need to be investigated further.
3. The number of complaints where an expert's opinion was sought and gained by the GMC
4. The number of complaints that were closed by case handlers following an expert opinion.
5. The number of complaints that resulted in the complaints being dealt with under the Medical Tribunal Fitness to Practice procedures.
6. The number of Tribunals where witnesses were called to give evidence.
7. The number of Fitness to practice tribunal hearings that ending where the complaints were not upheld.
8. The number of Fitness to practice tribunal hearings that ended in the complaints being upheld.
9. The number of Doctors erased from the Medical Register as a result of a Tribunal hearing.
Yours faithfully,
R West
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Dear R West,
Your information request – IR1-2731914240
Thank you for your emails dated 1 July, in which you ask for information
in relation to complaints and tribunal hearings against doctors in the
last 5 years.
How we will consider your request
We’re going to consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond, but we’ll come
back to you as soon as we can.
Who to contact
Christine Abdy will be handling your request. If you have any questions
you can contact her via email at [1][email address].
Unfortunately, due to the pandemic outbreak we are currently operating at
reduced capacity. It may therefore take us longer to respond to your
request. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Yours sincerely
Lauren Barrowcliffe
Information Access Team Assistant
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW
Dear R West
Your information request – IR1-2731914240
Please find attached our response to your FOI request.
Regards
Christine Abdy
Information Access Officer
General Medical Council
Dear Christine Abdy (0161 923 6421),
Thank you for the information.
Are you able to provide the following please:
1. The number of complaints that were initially reviewed and were not thought to need to be investigated further.
2. The number of complaints where an expert's opinion was sought and gained by the GMC
3. The number of complaints that were closed by case handlers following an expert opinion.
Yours sincerely,
R West
Dear R West,
Your information request – IR1-2745361701
Thank you for your email dated 15 July, in which you ask for the below:
1. The number of complaints that were initially reviewed and were not
thought to need to be investigated further.
2. The number of complaints where an expert's opinion was sought and
gained by the GMC
3. The number of complaints that were closed by case handlers following an
expert opinion.
How we will consider your request
We’re going to consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 (FOIA). The FOIA gives us 20 working days to respond, but we’ll come
back to you as soon as we can.
Who to contact
Christine Abdy will be handling your request. If you have any questions
you can contact her via email at [1][email address].
Unfortunately, due to the pandemic outbreak we are currently operating at
reduced capacity. It may therefore take us longer to respond to your
request. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Yours sincerely
Lauren Barrowcliffe
Information Access Team Assistant
General Medical Council
3 Hardman Street
Manchester
M3 3AW
Dear FOI,
Please can you supply the information requested.
You previously said this information was available but did not provide it
Yours sincerely,
R West
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reduced capacity. It may therefore take us longer to respond to your
correspondence. We apologise for any inconvenience caused but we’ll get
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In the meantime, if you want any further information about the GMC, please
visit our website.
Thank you
Information access team
General Medical Council
Email: [GMC request email]
Telephone: 0161 923 6365
Working with doctors Working for patients
The General Medical Council helps to protect patients and improve medical
education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and
doctors. We support them in achieving (and exceeding) those standards, and
take action when they are not met.
Dear R West
Please find attached our response to this request. We apologise for the delay.
Kind regards
Christine Abdy
Information Access Officer
General Medical Council
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