by kvcadmin | Mar 8, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Healthcare regulator’s joint statement on the implications of healthcare workers’ decision making and concerns raised when treating patients with coronavirus. In the agreed joint statement, the healthcare regulators recognised that “…in highly...
by kvcadmin | Feb 2, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow We have previously written about the importance of engagement with a fitness to practise investigation and process. In our previous article, we reported on research published by the General Medical Council (GMC) that found that the outcome of...
by kvcadmin | Jan 19, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Evidence of a registrant’s behaviour and attitude during and after an incident and during fitness to practise proceedings is vitally important. We have represented healthcare professionals facing fitness to practise proceedings for many...
by kvcadmin | Dec 8, 2019 | HPCP News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) has published its annual fitness to practise report indicating a 5% increase in fitness to practise complaints. The HCPC’s fitness to practise annual report provides an overview of the HCPC’s...
by kvcadmin | Nov 10, 2019 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News
FollowFollowFollowFollow A joint set of principles has been issued by healthcare regulators to help protect patient safety and welfare when accessing medication online or over the phone. These principles apply to all healthcare professionals involved in providing...
by kvcadmin | Oct 26, 2019 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Cautions must be declared to healthcare regulatory bodies such as the NMC, GMC, GDC, HCPC and GPhC. There is often uncertainty over cautions, what they are and whether they should be declared. What is a police caution? There is often a...