by kvcadmin | Apr 26, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow What role does the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) play in healthcare fitness to practise regulation? This week the PSA reported that it is not going to refer the NMC’s decision in the case of Helen Lockett, previous Director of...
by kvcadmin | Apr 18, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow With chronic PPE shortages, healthcare professionals are faced with incredibly hard choices including their own safety. How does fitness to practise fit with refusing treatment? This is the issue responded to by the Royal College of Nursing...
by kvcadmin | Apr 11, 2020 | GDC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The General Dental Council (GDC) has issued updated information on how it will continue to regulate and support dentists during the coronavirus (Covid19) outbreak. Core regulatory principles The GDC previously said its aim is to continue to be...
by kvcadmin | Apr 3, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The High Court reaffirmed important legal fitness to practise principles in the case of PSA v HCPC recently. Mrs Justice Foster reaffirmed the very important legal principle that “the test of impairment is in the present tense, whether fitness...
by kvcadmin | Mar 31, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Kings View Chambers are setup to support and represent healthcare professionals with remote hearings whilst fitness to practise hearings are postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Interim restrictions All the healthcare regulatory bodies...
by kvcadmin | Mar 22, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow During this extraordinary time, fitness to practise panels and tribunals have been cancelled or postponed. What does this mean for healthcare professionals? Healthcare regulators As the country responds to the Covid-19 outbreak, there is...
