The purpose of this paper is to stimulate debate about the appropriate standard of proof to use in GMC hearings. The GMC currently uses a criminal standard of proof (beyond reasonable doubt). However, this is a matter of custom and practice and is not specified. Recently there have been calls ...
The use of the term "monitoring" in the health service or management context was usually taken to imply the development and establishment of certain standards of performance in a particular field, and a system to examine whether or not those standards had been met. The identification of adequate and realistic ...