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 | May 31, 2020 | HPCP News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Covid-19 pandemic has called on health and care professionals to work in non-traditional clinical and care roles. How does fitness to practise feature in this context? HCPC Joint Statement This week, the Health and Care Professions Council...
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...