Information for doctors under investigation
If we decide to investigate your fitness to practise, we know it can be a difficult and stressful time. These pages contain information on the support available. This section also explains our investigation processes and the actions we may take.
Support for doctors
There are a number of resources available that can help you deal with the stress of an investigation, and some of these are totally independent of us.
Guides to investigations and assessments
Our investigations
Understand how we investigate concerns about fitness to practise, and how it will impact on you.
Performance assessments
Find out how we assess the performance of a doctor.
Health assessments
Find out how we assess if health conditions affect fitness to practise, and how we deal with these investigations.
English language assessments
Find out how we assess if a lack of knowledge of English affects fitness to practise.
Sanctions
If we decide that a doctor’s fitness to practise is impaired, there are a number of actions we can take. Find out what these are and in what circumstances they are appropriate.
