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 3, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
“Impairment is in the present tense” – High Court The High Court reaffirmed important legal fitness to practise principles in the case of PSA v HCPC recently. The High Court reaffirmed important legal fitness to practise principles in the case of PSA v HCPC...
by kvcadmin | Mar 31, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, News, NMC News, Social Work 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 28, 2020 | GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Government has introduced legislation to recall retired healthcare professionals or those who have left their respective healthcare regulator’s registers in the last three years and are deemed fit to practise. Although the recall will be...
by kvcadmin | Mar 22, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work 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...
