Unfortunately, there are times when a healthcare practitioner might receive unwanted attention or behaviour from their patient.

Dr White, a GP, was called to attend a GMC Interim Orders Tribunal “IOT” hearing on 17 August 2021 following a social media video which he had made about the COVID-19 pandemic.

The MHPS framework is incorporated into the employment contract of medical and dental practitioners working mainly in secondary care.

The pandemic pushed health and social care to the brink, facilitating rapid change to the way in which care is delivered and regulated.

In 2014 the GMC commissioned a review of those of its investigations over the previous eight years which had concluded with the suicide of the doctor.

In its conclusion the Employment Tribunal noted that BME doctors make up 29% of all UK doctors, employers make 42% of their complaints about BME doctors and UK graduated BME doctors are 50% more likely to receive a sanction or a warning than white doctors.