SRA investigations can place a huge burden on investigated solicitors’ mental health. Our head of practice professional discipline Deepika Raino recently wrote an insightful article

Adkirk Law announces appointment to Safeguarding Case Management Programme Adkirk Law are pleased to announce that Director and Head of Practice Professional Discipline, Deepika Raino,

With the recent case of Dr Arora joining a history of controversial decisions in the GMC, how far have we come from 2019’s Fair to

Working as a healthcare professional means that you will be in a position of trust and your profession therefore demands that you maintain appropriate and

As a healthcare professional you will often be in knowledge of intimate personal details about your patient or the service user. You might therefore develop

It is generally understood by the profession that professionalism relates to behaviours inside and outside of the workplace so that the public will feel confident in the profession.

The GDC is currently undertaking a review of its guidance and Standards for the dental team which set out the codes of practice for the profession.

I previously wrote about mental health and the GMC’s 2014 report which investigated the number of doctors who had committed suicide, or suspected suicide whilst under their fitness to practise to proceedings. It concluded that there had been 28 such cases between 2005 and 2013.

Dentists, like others, suffer from stress, burnout and mental health issues. Due the number of suicides amongst doctors undergoing fitness to practise investigations, the General Medical Council started to look at ways to reduce the risk of suicide amongst its own profession.

Almost 18 years after the London interbank offered rate (Libor) scandal first hit the headlines and sent shockwaves through the financial services industry, it has reared its head again this year.