by kvcadmin | Aug 18, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Matt Hancock’s Future of Healthcare Recently the Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock, delivered a speech to the Royal College of Physicians about the future of healthcare. Much of what has driven his vision of the future was based...
by kvcadmin | Aug 2, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Research commissioned by the Professional Standards Authority, found that whilst “only a minority of health care professionals go through fitness to practise (FtP) procedures” evidence shows certain “demographics and professions are...
by kvcadmin | Jun 6, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
Social Media and Fitness to Practise In the context of healthcare fitness to practise, the use of social media might not appear important or relevant. However, misuse of social media by health and care professionals can lead to fitness to practise investigations and...
by kvcadmin | Apr 26, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work 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...
