Statistics
Complaints Considered by the Fitness to Practice Committee in 2007
Complaints Considered by the Fitness to Practice Committee in 2007| Category | Complaints Received in 2007 | Total number of decisions made in 2007* | Of which 2007 complaints | 2007 complaints carried over to 2008 | PF case(inquiry) | No PF Case* | NPF Case - of which Withdrawn/ Resolved/ Closed |
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| | | | | | | | |
| A | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 97 | 93 | 66 | 31 | 3 | 90 | 5 |
| D | 96 | 93 | 59 | 37 | 18 | 75 | 14 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| G | 32 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| H | 18 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| K | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P | 19 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Misc | 33 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 343 | 287 | 195 | 149 | 27 | 260 | 26 |
* Includes complaints carried over from previous years
Categories of Complaint| | |
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| A | Alcohol/ Drug Abuse/ Irresponsible Prescribing |
| B | Deputising Arrangements |
| C | Treatment |
| D | Professional Standards |
| E | Responsibility to Colleagues |
| F | Failure to Attend |
| G | Failure to Communicate/ Rudeness |
| H | Failure to Supply Medical Records/ Reports |
| I | Certification |
| J | Other Complaints Considered |
| K | Advertising |
| L | Convictions |
| M | Physical/ Mental Disability |
| Misc | Miscellaneous |
| P | Complaints Unspecified/ RMP Unidentified |
* Of those where there was no prima facie decision to hold an inquiry, following the Fitness to Practice Committee meetings, 23 doctors were referred to the 6th edition of the Ethical Guide
Complaints Considered by the Fitness to Practice Committee in 2006 and 2007
Complaints Considered in 2006 and 2007| Decision | 2006(Number) | 2007(Number) | 2006(%) | 2007(%) |
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| Prima facia decision (Inquiry called) | 32 | 27 | 10.53% | 9.41% |
| No prima facie decision (no case) | 246 | 234 | 80.92% | 81.53% |
| NPF of which withdrawn/ resolved/ closed | 26 | 26 | 8.55% | 9.06% |
Average length of time from receipt of complaint to FTPC decision in 2007: 3.87 months
Type of Doctors
Complaints against Doctors| Category of Doctor | Number | Percentage |
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| Consultants | 122 | 33.24% |
| Non Consultant Hospital Doctors | 17 | 4.63% |
| General Practitioners | 204 | 55.59% |
| Other (Unspecified) | 24 | 6.54% |
| | 367 | 100% |
Please note:- some complaints concern more than one doctor
Of the doctors complained in 2007, 22 were complained more than once (4 of those were the subject of an inquiry) and 148 were doctors who were on the Specialist Register.
Ratio of complaints received in 2007 to number of doctors on General Register| Type of Doctor | Number |
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| Fully Registered Doctors | 16,384 |
| Temporary Registered Doctors | 709 |
| Interns | 736 |
| Total | 17,829 |
| Compaints received in 2007 | 367 |
| Liklihood of having a complaint made against an RMP | 49:1 |
Outcome of Complaints
Applications made to the High Court pursuant to Section 51| | |
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| Section 51 Orders granted | 3 |
| Undertakings given | 2 |
Inquiries held in 2007| | |
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| Completed | 22 |
| Adjourned | 2 |
| Pending (as at 31/12/07) | 20 |
| No. of Inquiry days | 16 |
Outcomes of Inquiries in 2007| | |
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| Guilty of Professional Misconduct | 11 |
| Unfit to engage in practice of medicine | 5 |
| Not Guilty/ Fit to engage in practice of medicine/ no case | 5 |
| No finding but sanction imposed pirsuant to s.47 and s.48 | 1 |
Sanctions imposed in 2007| | |
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| Erasure | 10 |
| Conditions | 3 |
| Suspension | 0 |
| Advise/ Admonish/ Censure | 4 |
| No sanction imposed | 5 |
| Total | 22 |
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