Stephan William HAWTHORNE

1. To notify the GMC promptly of any post he accepts for which registration with the GMC is required and provide the GMC with the contact details of his employer and the PCT on whose Medical Performers List he is included, or the local Health Board/Health & Social Care Board if employed in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

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2. At any time that he is providing medical services, which require him to be registered with the GMC, to agree to the appointment of a workplace reporter nominated by his employer, or contracting body, and approved by the GMC.

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3. To allow the GMC to exchange information with his employer, or any contracting body for which he provides medical services.

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4. To inform the GMC of any formal disciplinary proceedings taken against him, from the date of giving these undertakings.

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5. To inform the GMC if he applies for medical employment outside the UK.

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6. To work with a Postgraduate Dean / Director of Postgraduate General Practice Education, (or his/her nominated deputy), to formulate a Personal Development Plan, specifically designed to address the deficiencies in the following areas of his practice:

a. Maintaining good medical practice

b. providing or arranging investigations

c. assessment of patients condition

d. providing or arranging treatment

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7. To forward a copy of his Personal Development Plan to the GMC within three months of the date on which he gives these undertakings

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8. To meet with the Postgraduate Dean / Director of General Practice Postgraduate Education, (or his/her nominated deputy), on a regular basis to discuss his progress towards achieving the aims set out in his Personal Development Plan. The frequency of the meetings is to be set by the Postgraduate Dean / Director of General Practice Postgraduate Education, (or his/her nominated deputy).

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9. To allow the GMC to exchange information about the standard of his professional performance and his progress towards achieving the aims set out in his Personal Development Plan with the Postgraduate Dean / Director of General Practice Postgraduate Education, (or his/her nominated deputy), and any other person involved in his retraining and supervision

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10. At any time that he is employed, or providing medical services as a GP, which require him to be registered with the GMC, to place himself and remain under the supervision of an educational supervisor, as agreed by the GMC. His Postgraduate Dean/ Director of Postgraduate General Practice Education (or his/her nominated deputy) will be asked to assist in identifying a possible supervisor.

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11. To disclose the Assessors’ Report of the assessment of his professional performance to:

a. Any current and prospective employers, (at the time of application),

b. The PCT in whose Medical Performers List he is included (or seeking inclusion), or the local Health Board/Health & Social Care Board if employed in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland

c. Any other individual involved in his retraining and supervision.

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12. When working as a GP to confine his medical practice to General Practice work under the auspices of the Induction and Refresher Scheme.

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13. When not working as a GP to confine his medical practice to FY1 posts where his work will be closely supervised by a practitioner of consultant grade or equivalent.

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14. To agree to the close supervision of his day to day work by a GP Trainer or registered medical practitioner of consultant grade or equivalent (See Glossary for full definition)

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15. Not to work as a locum except at FY1 level or undertake any out-of-hours work or on-call duties, unless approved by the GMC.

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16. Not to undertake any locum posts of less than 3 months duration.

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17. If the Case Examiner’s deem it necessary, to undergo a reassessment of his professional performance by an Assessment Team appointed by the Case Examiner, at a date specified by the Case Examiner.

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18. To inform the following parties that his registration is subject to the undertakings listed at (1) to (17), above:

a. Any organisation or person employing or contracting with him to undertake medical work

b. Any locum agency or out-of-hours service he is registered with or applies to be registered with (at the time of application)

c. In the case of locum appointments, his immediate line manager at his place of work (at least 24 hours before starting work)

d. Any prospective employer or contracting body (at the time of application)

e. The PCT in whose Medical Performers List he is included, or seeking inclusion (at the time of application), or the local Health Board/Health & Social Care Board if employed in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

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19. To permit the GMC to disclose the above undertakings to any person requesting information about his registration status.

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