Analysing SFTP information from the first
Enhanced Annual Return
Ian HicksPolicy, Education Directorate, GMC
Cases per school
221 cases in total across 31 medical schoolsAverage 7.13 casesMedian: 5 casesIncludes cases where FTP ‘non-impaired’
Two schools presented zero casesSeven schools presented 57% of cases (n=125)
# of Cases by Outcome (Total: 221)
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Stage Reached # (Total) %
Support 59 26.7%
Investigation 43 19.5%
FTP Committee 74 33.5%
Health and Conduct Committee 17 7.7%
Student Progress Committee 22 10.0%
Disciplinary 3 1.4%
Other 3 1.4%
Total 221 100.0%
Stage Reached # (excl. Non FTP) %
Support 58 29.9%
Investigation 28 14.4%
FTP Committee 68 35.1%
Health and Conduct Committee 15 7.7%
Student Progress Committee 21 10.8%
Disciplinary 3 1.5%
Other 1 0.5%
Total 194 100.0%
Stage Reached # (only Non FTP) %
Support 1 3.7%
Investigation 15 55.6%
FTP Committee 6 22.2%
Health and Conduct Committee 2 7.4%
Student Progress Committee 1 3.7%
Disciplinary 0 0.0%
Other 2 7.4%
Total 27 100.0%
Cases, outcomes and stage summary
221 cases
52% resolved informally
(support, informal undertaking, and warning+)
26.2% received a sanction4% expulsion 7.6% withdrawal
12.2% FTP ‘non-impaired’Most FTP ‘non-impaired’ resolved at investigation stage
Since 2007, five schools had decisions overturned by Uni.
FTP Concern # %
Conduct 123 63.4%
Health 22 11.3%
Health/Conduct 22 11.3%
Conduct; conviction/caution 24 12.4%
Health; conduct; conviction/caution 1 0.5%
Conduct; conviction/caution; other 2 1.0%
Total cases 194 100.0%
Type of concern
FTP Concern by Type (Total: 194)
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22
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Conduct
Health
Health/Conduct
Conduct; conviction/caution
Health; conduct; conviction/caution
Conduct; conviction/caution; other
FTP Concern: Conduct # %
Conduct 123 63.4%
Health 22 11.3%
Health/Conduct 22 11.3%
Conduct; conviction/caution 24 12.4%
Health; conduct; conviction/caution 1 0.5%
Conduct; conviction/caution; other 2 1.0%
Total cases 172 88.6%
FTP Concern: Conduct detail # %
Dishonesty 37 21.5%
Academic 21 12.2%
Absent 51 29.7%
Professionalism 13 7.6%
Theft 1 0.6%
Insight 5 2.9%
Traffic 4 2.3%
Behaviour 37 21.5%
Drug 3 1.7%
Engagement 11 6.4%
Total cases 170
FTP Concern: Health # %
Conduct 123 63.4%
Health 22 11.3%
Health/conduct 22 11.3%
Conduct; conviction/caution 24 12.4%
Health; conduct; conviction/caution 1 0.5%
Conduct; conviction/caution; other 2 1.0%
Total cases 45 23.1%
FTP Concern: Health detail # %
Health generic 27 60.0%
Mental health 18 40.0%
Total cases 45 100%
FTP Concern: Conviction/Caution # %
Misconduct 123 63.4%
Health 22 11.3%
Health/Misconduct 22 11.3%
Misconduct; conviction/caution 24 12.4%
Health; misconduct; conviction/caution 1 0.5%
Misconduct; conviction/caution; other 2 1.0%
Total cases 27 13.9%
FTP Concern: Conviction/Caution detail # %
Criminal Damage 2 7.4%
Bodily harm 3 11.1%
Drug 4 14.8%
Traffic 7 25.9%
Sexual 4 14.8%
Theft 1 3.7%
Fraud 2 7.4%
Not stated 5 18.5%
Total cases 27
Type of concern summary
88.6% of cases presented with conduct23.1% with health13.9% with conviction/caution
9.2% with mental health concerns
# Cases with FTP outcome by Year of Study (Total: 194)
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Year of Study
Type of concern by Year of Study 1 to 5 (Total: 164)
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Health; Conduct;conviction/caution
Conduct; conviction/caution
Health
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Conduct
Outcomes by Year of Study 1 to 5 (excl. not complete, Non FTP or not stated) (Total: 146)
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45
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Support
Warning +
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Suspension/Temp withdrawal
Expulsion/withdrawl
Representation # %
Legal 14 7.2%
Student rep 7 3.6%
Family 3 1.5%
No 22 11.3%
Yes 1 0.5%
Absent 2 1.0%
Not stated 15 7.7%
Other 12 6.2%
N/A 118 60.8%
Total 194 100.0%
Representation N/A # %
FTP Committee 13 11.0%
HC Committee 14 11.9%
SP Committee 16 13.6%
Investigation 19 16.1%
Support 55 46.6%
Other 1 0.8%
Total 118 100.0%
Panel composition
External members on FTP panels?
Yes: 30 schools
No: One school
Medical professional on appeals panels?
Yes: 25 schools
No: Six schools
Future Enhanced Annual Returns
Mental health?E and D data (Ethnicity, age, gender)?Data Protection concerns?Standardising terms?OIA involvement?A more complete data set
Analysing SFTP information from the first
Enhanced Annual Return
Ian HicksPolicy, Education Directorate, GMC