Danial Moin BALOCH

On 21 January 2025 Dr Baloch was convicted of being in charge of a motor vehicle with excess controlled drugs in his system. This behaviour does not meet with the standards required of a doctor. It risks bringing the profession into disrepute and it must not be repeated. The required standards are set out in Good medical practice and associated guidance. In this case, paragraph 81 of Good medical practice is particularly relevant: 81 You must make sure that your conduct justifies patients' trust in you and the public's trust in the profession. Whilst this failing in itself is not so serious as to require any restriction on Dr Baloch's registration, it is necessary in response to issue this formal warning. This warning will be published on the medical register in line with our publication and disclosure policy, which can be found at www.gmc-uk.org/disclosurepolicy

1. He must personally ensure that the GMC is notified of the following information within seven calendar days of the date these conditions become effective: a of the details of his current post, including: i his job title ii his job location iii his responsible officer (or their nominated deputy) b the contact details for his employer and any contracting body, including his direct line manager c of any organisation where he has practising privileges and/or admitting rights d of any training programmes he is in e of the contact details of any locum agency or out-of-hours service he is registered with.

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2. He must personally ensure the GMC is notified: a of any post he accepts, before starting it b that all relevant people have been notified of his conditions, in accordance with condition 5 c if any formal disciplinary proceedings against him are started by his employer and/or contracting body, within seven calendar days of being formally notified of such proceedings d if any of his posts, practising privileges or admitting rights have been suspended or terminated by his employer before the agreed date within seven calendar days of being notified of the termination e if he applies for a post outside the UK.

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3. He must allow the GMC to exchange information with his employer and/or any contracting body for which he provides medical services.

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4 a Except in life-threatening emergencies, he must not carry out an intimate examination of female patients without a chaperone present. b He must keep a log detailing every case where he has carried out an intimate examination of female patients which must be signed by the chaperone c He must maintain a log detailing every case where he has carried out an intimate examination of female patients in a life-threatening emergency, without a chaperone present d He must give a copy of these logs to the IOT at his next review hearing.

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5. He must personally ensure that the following persons are notified of the conditions listed at 1 to 4: a his responsible officer (or their nominated deputy) b the responsible officer of the following organisations i his place(s) of work and any prospective place of work (at the time of application) ii all his contracting bodies and any prospective contracting body (prior to entering a contract) iii any organisation where he has, or has applied for, practising privileges and/or admitting rights (at the time of application) iv any locum agency or out-of-hours service he is registered with v if any organisation listed at (i to iv) does not have a responsible officer, he must notify the person with responsibility for overall clinical governance within the organisation. If he is unable to identify this person, he must contact the GMC for advice before working for that organisation. c the approval lead of his regional Section 12 approval tribunal (if applicable) - or Scottish equivalent d his immediate line manager and senior clinician (where there is one) at his place of work, at least 24 hours before starting work (for current and new posts, including locum posts).

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