Fitness to Practise in the UK: Complete Guide for Healthcare Professionals
9 in 10 GMC concerns close at triage. See how all 11 UK regulators run fitness to practise, how impairment is decided and what to do first if referred.
Guides · The process
FtP Process and Investigations
How UK regulators handle a concern from triage to outcome, what investigators and case examiners look at, and the calm first steps to take when a letter arrives.
Fitness to Practise Investigation: How the Process Works From Concern to Outcome
Of 679 GMC case examiner decisions in 2025, 309 ended with no action. See the threshold test, what investigators collect, timings and how to write your reply.
How to Respond to a Fitness to Practise Concern: Your First Steps
Who to call, who you must tell, whether to self-refer and how to answer your first regulator letter: a calm, step-by-step plan for the first 2 weeks.
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