Should doctors fear the regulator?
Being investigated by the GMC is a daunting prospect for any doctor, but procedural change coupled with expert support from the MDU can help allay members' fears.
By 2018, of 519 provisional enquiries, 371 cases were closed, sparing those doctors the prolonged distress of a full FTP investigation.
Doctors must be held to account if there are valid reasons to do so, but an assumption of guilt and pointing the finger of blame shouldn't be the starting point.