Table 2.
Outcome of three stages of fitness to practise process by place of qualification. Values are frequencies (row percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Stage of process | Total | Low impact outcome | Intermediate impact outcome | High impact outcome | No decision yet | Adjusted odds ratio* (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome of initial triage†: | No further action | Local investigation | Referred for further investigation | ||||
| All inquiries | 7526 | 2195 | 2668 | 2663 | |||
| UK qualified | 4702 | 1484 (32) | 1820 (39) | 1398 (30) | Reference | ||
| Rest of EU/EEA qualified | 624 | 180 (29) | 177 (28) | 267 (43) | 1.67 (1.28 to 2.17) | <0.001 | |
| Outside EU/EEA qualified | 2190 | 521 (24) | 671 (31) | 998 (46) | 1.61 (1.38 to 1.88) | <0.001 | |
| Outcome of investigation†‡: | No further action | Warnings or undertakings | Referred for adjudication | ||||
| All inquiries | 7526 | 6414 | 401 | 512 | 199 | ||
| UK qualified | 4702 | 4174 (89) | 219 (5) | 228 (5) | 81 (2) | Reference | |
| Rest of EU/EEA qualified | 624 | 496 (79) | 39 (6) | 63 (10) | 26 (4) | 2.14 (1.46 to 3.16) | <0.001 |
| Outside EU/EEA qualified | 2190 | 1734 (79) | 143 (7) | 221 (10) | 92 (4) | 1.68 (1.31 to 2.16) | <0.001 |
| Outcome of adjudication†§: | No further action | Conditions or undertakings | Erasure or suspension | ||||
| All inquiries | 7110 | 51 | 164 | 201 | |||
| UK qualified | 4702 | 4522 (96) | 29 (1) | 69 (1) | 82 (2) | Reference | |
| Rest of EU/EEA qualified | 624 | 571 (92) | 6 (1) | 24 (4) | 23 (4) | 2.16 (1.22 to 3.80) | 0.008 |
| Outside EU/EEA qualified | 2190 | 2007 (92) | 16 (1) | 71 (3) | 96 (4) | 1.48 (1.00 to 2.19) | 0.049 |
EEA=European Economic Area; EU=European Union.
*Adjusted relative odds of high impact outcome rather than low impact outcome adjusted for sex, years since primary medical qualification, medical specialty, source of inquiry, type of inquiry, and content of allegations (allegation type was not included at triage stage).
†Data for 10 inquiries with missing country of qualification are not shown.
‡Participants who were not referred for investigation were included as having low impact outcome.
§Participants who were not referred for adjudication were included as having low impact outcome.