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A GMC fitness to practise investigation does not have to define your career. What it does require is a credible, well-evidenced response - one that shows genuine understanding of what went wrong and what has changed. These courses are built to help you build that response.
Each course is mapped to a specific area of Good Medical Practice. Browse every category below and use the course descriptions to identify the ones most directly relevant to your situation.
Doctors come to this category when their GMC letter references a specific ethical failing - consent, truthfulness, or conduct that conflicts with the fundamental principles of medical practice.
GMC investigations frequently centre on ethical failures - inadequate consent, deception, or conflicts of interest. This course works through the four pillars of medical ethics as GMC applies them in fitness to practise cases, showing exactly where and why ethical practice breaks down.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsWhen a GMC concern spans multiple ethical areas rather than one specific principle, a comprehensive ethical foundation makes your remediation response more credible. Covers moral reasoning frameworks and how regulators actually apply them when assessing fitness.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsAt 2.5 CPD hours, this is the most substantial medical ethics course available. Written for UK doctors facing substantive GMC concerns where a panel hearing is likely. Covers the full range of ethical obligations - from end-of-life decisions to research ethics to financial conduct.
CPD UK Certified · 2.5 CPD ptsMost GMC cases do not arise from clear ethical failures but from grey areas - complex situations where the right course was not obvious. This course addresses the daily ethical decisions doctors face, examining the specific grey areas where most investigations originate.
CPD UK Certified · 2.5 CPD ptsBoundary violations with patients and colleagues are among the most serious matters GMC investigates - and they rarely happen suddenly. This course examines the gradual erosion that precedes most boundary breaches, and what genuine boundary maintenance requires in medical practice.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsThe most common reason doctors face GMC investigations. Concerns about conduct, communication, attitude, or failure to meet the standards set out in Good Medical Practice - the framework GMC uses for every case.
This course is structured around the four domains of Good Medical Practice - the identical framework GMC uses to assess every doctor they investigate. Rather than describing standards abstractly, it traces how each domain applies in real clinical situations and how case examiners evaluate compliance.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsProfessionalism is not one standard but a cluster of behaviours that span every aspect of medical practice - from how you communicate under pressure to how you respond to a colleague in difficulty. This course provides the broad professional grounding that contextualises more specific remediation work.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsPoor documentation features in a significant proportion of GMC investigations - either as the primary concern or as an aggravating factor. This course examines what professional record-keeping requires, the specific failures that most commonly arise, and how documentation quality affects how regulators assess your overall professionalism.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsCommunication failures underlie more GMC concerns than almost any other single factor. Inadequate information, failure to listen, poor handling of complaints - each can independently generate a formal concern. This course examines where communication most commonly breaks down and what effective professional communication requires under GMC standards.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsThe Working with Colleagues domain of Good Medical Practice sets standards for teamwork, delegation, supervision and raising concerns. When GMC concerns involve behaviour toward colleagues, this is the domain under scrutiny. This course examines what it requires and how to demonstrate genuine improvement.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsWhen GMC uses the word probity, they mean fundamental honesty and integrity. These concerns - about accuracy of information, financial conduct, or openness after adverse events - are among the most serious GMC investigates.
When GMC uses the word probity, they mean more than honesty - they mean the fundamental trustworthiness that underpins the entire doctor-patient relationship. Probity obligations cover financial conduct, accuracy of information, and how you behave when no one is watching. If your GMC letter mentions probity, this is your first course.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsFinancial concerns in GMC investigations cover a specific range of obligations - prescribing independence, referral arrangements, undisclosed private interests, and accuracy of financial records. If your concern touches any of these areas, this course addresses the precise obligations under Good Medical Practice.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsThe duty of candour requires doctors to be open and honest with patients when things go wrong - promptly, with an apology, and with an explanation of what happened. Failures in candour compound original errors and are treated seriously by GMC. This course examines exactly what the duty requires and how to apply it.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsConfidentiality breaches are a consistent source of GMC referrals - from inappropriate disclosures to colleagues, to inadequate data protection practices, to disclosures on social media. This course examines the full scope of your confidentiality obligations and where they are most commonly breached.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsConsent failures rank among the most frequent reasons for GMC referrals. This course covers what valid consent actually requires in UK medical practice - capacity, information, voluntariness - and examines the specific scenarios where consent most commonly breaks down, including chaperone obligations.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsFor doctors who need to understand the process they are in - what GMC is assessing, what genuine insight and remediation look like, and how to build a response that case examiners will take seriously.
GMC case examiners consistently identify insight as the single most important factor when assessing whether a doctor can be trusted to practise safely. This module teaches you what genuine insight looks like in a regulatory context - not expressions of remorse, but demonstrable understanding of what happened and why it must not happen again.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsReflection is the foundation of remediation - but most doctors have never been taught how to reflect in a way that produces useful regulatory evidence. This module teaches structured reflection using frameworks accepted in UK medical practice, applied specifically to the kind of concern that generates GMC investigations.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsRemediation is not a checklist - it is a credible body of evidence that tells GMC a coherent story about change. This module teaches you how to construct that story: what to include, what sequence works, how much is enough, and how to present it so that case examiners can actually evaluate the change you are claiming.
CPD UK Certified · 1.5 CPD ptsMost doctors receiving a GMC letter have never engaged with the fitness to practise process before. Understanding how the process works - the legal tests applied, the stages, the possible outcomes, your rights - fundamentally changes how effectively you can respond. This course provides that foundation.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsOne of the central questions in every GMC case is whether the same thing will happen again. Case examiners are specifically trained to assess this - and a vague statement that you will be more careful is not an answer. This course teaches root cause analysis applied to your own practice and how to build verifiable personal safeguards.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsBoundary concerns - from inappropriate patient relationships to social media conduct - are treated as serious matters by GMC because they go to the heart of whether the public can trust a doctor.
Professional boundaries in medical practice are not instinctive - they require active maintenance. Most boundary violations do not begin as deliberate acts but as gradual drift that goes unrecognised until it has caused harm. This course examines how boundaries erode, what genuine maintenance looks like, and what GMC expects when concerns have already arisen.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsOnline conduct is now one of the fastest-growing categories of GMC referral. Patient contact via social media, commentary about cases, inappropriate posts, and inadequate anonymisation each carry specific professional risks that most doctors underestimate. This course examines what GMC expects and where the risks are highest.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsWhen a GMC investigation has progressed to a review hearing or a panel, the central question shifts from what happened to whether it can be trusted not to happen again. This course focuses specifically on the evidence that rebuilds trust - not performative gestures but verifiable, sustained changes that others can confirm.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsConcerns about discriminatory treatment, failures to maintain patient dignity, or biased professional conduct are taken seriously by GMC under both Good Medical Practice and the Equality Act 2010. This course examines what non-discrimination and dignity in clinical practice require - and how unconscious bias contributes to concerns that doctors often do not recognise as discrimination.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsWhere GMC concerns relate to clinical competence rather than conduct - errors in clinical judgement, outdated practice, knowledge gaps - the remediation response requires a different approach. You need to demonstrate not just that you understand what went wrong, but that your competence has been objectively assessed and verified as restored.
CPD UK Certified · 2 CPD ptsA credible remediation response is not just a collection of certificates. It is a structured body of evidence that tells a coherent story. Here is how to approach it.
Read your GMC letter carefully and identify which domain of Good Medical Practice - or which specific standard - the concern relates to. This determines which courses will be most evidentially relevant to your response. If you are unsure, the Module on Insight is a good starting point for every case.
Select the two or three courses most directly relevant to your GMC concern and start them now. Early completion carries more evidential weight than certificates produced at the last minute. You can purchase and access your courses instantly - there is no delay between payment and access.
Work through each course at your own pace. As you complete each module, make notes on how the content relates to your specific situation - these notes will form the basis of your reflective statement. Your CPD UK certified PDF certificate is issued automatically on completion of each course.
Combine your certificates with a reflective statement, evidence of practice changes, and (where appropriate) supervisor reports. Submit the portfolio with your written response to GMC or provide it to your legal representative. Your solicitor or defence organisation can advise on how to present it most effectively.
There are many CPD courses available to UK doctors. Most are designed for professional development in the ordinary sense. These courses are different.
Every course in this library is aligned to a specific section of Good Medical Practice - the framework GMC uses to assess every doctor they investigate. Your learning directly addresses the standards under scrutiny in your case.
GMC response timelines are tight. Courses are available immediately on purchase and can be completed in a single sitting if needed. There is no waiting for enrolment windows, course start dates, or manual certificate processing.
All courses are independently certified by CPD UK - the standard measure of accreditation in UK continuing professional development. The certificate is in PDF format and can be submitted directly to GMC, your solicitor, or your defence organisation.
The content does not simply describe professional standards in the abstract. It addresses the standards as GMC applies them in investigations - explaining what case examiners look for, how panels assess evidence, and what genuine compliance looks like under scrutiny.
Courses are priced individually at £45, £65, or £75 depending on CPD hours. You pay only for the courses you complete. There is no subscription, no recurring charge, and no minimum spend. Multiple courses can be purchased together in a single checkout.
FTP Courses exists because UK healthcare professionals facing regulatory investigations deserve more than generic CPD. They deserve targeted, evidence-based learning that directly addresses the standards their regulator is assessing - and they deserve it to be available immediately, when they need it most.
We built this platform specifically for nurses, doctors, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals who have received a letter from their regulator and need to respond well. Every course is written for that specific purpose - not adapted from routine CPD, but built from the ground up for the regulatory context.
Our content is developed with awareness of how UK regulatory bodies assess insight, remediation, and professional fitness. We understand what case examiners look for, how panels evaluate evidence, and what genuinely good remediation looks like. That understanding shapes every word of every course.
FTP Courses was established with a single goal: provide UK-registered healthcare professionals with CPD that actually helps when they face regulatory concerns.
All courses were independently certified by CPD UK, establishing the accreditation standard that makes our certificates accepted as formal remediation evidence.
Coverage extended across all major UK healthcare regulatory bodies - GMC, NMC, GDC, GPhC, HCPC, GOC, GCC, GOsC, and Social Work England.
Over one thousand UK healthcare professionals have used FTP Courses as part of their regulatory remediation response. Our courses are regularly recommended by solicitors and defence organisations.
A dedicated platform making it faster and easier for professionals to identify the right courses, purchase securely, and access their learning immediately - with certificates issued on completion.
Verified experiences from UK-registered doctors who used FTP Courses as part of their GMC remediation response. Names and details shared with permission.
I received my GMC letter on a Friday afternoon and spent the weekend in complete panic. A colleague suggested FTP Courses. I completed the Ethics and Insight modules within a week, wrote my reflective statement using the frameworks they taught, and submitted everything to my solicitor. At my case examiner meeting three months later, they specifically noted the quality of my insight statement. No further action was taken.
After a complaint relating to communication with a patient's family, I knew I needed to act quickly. The Communication and Professionalism courses were exactly what I needed - not generic CPD but content that directly addressed what GMC was asking me to reflect on. My barrister said my remediation bundle was one of the strongest she had seen.
As a registrar, facing a GMC investigation felt career-ending. The Module on Remediation helped me understand what a response actually looks like. I completed four courses, submitted a structured portfolio, and my case was resolved at the investigation stage without referral to a tribunal.
Every day you delay is a day of remediation evidence you are not building. The strongest responses to GMC are the ones that begin early, engage genuinely, and present clear evidence of change. Start a course today - you have immediate access the moment you complete your purchase.
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