by kvcadmin | Feb 15, 2021 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Reflection and demonstrating insight are important in fitness to practise proceedings but what is the significance of these and what does insight look like in practice? When things go wrong Fitness to practise investigations and sanctions...
by kvcadmin | Feb 14, 2021 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The White Paper proposes “far-reaching” changes to reform the NHS and social care including proposals to join up services, cutting bureaucracy, increasing local control of services and increasing focus on prevention of illness and reducing...
by kvcadmin | Jan 30, 2021 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) recently reported that it removed an osteopath for failing to obtain and maintain professional indemnity insurance. What’s the relevance of indemnity cover to fitness to practise? A condition of...
by kvcadmin | Dec 20, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The recent high profile case of an Optometrist has again illustrated the significance of upholding public trust and confidence in the healthcare profession. Brief overview of the case In February 2012, Honey Rose undertook examinations of both...
by kvcadmin | Dec 13, 2020 | HPCP News
FollowFollowFollowFollow A review of Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has found “serious concerns about the HCPC’s performance in its fitness to practise work.” The most recent PSA review of the HCPC has found...
by kvcadmin | Dec 7, 2020 | HPCP News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is failing to meet standards of good regulation and has implemented a fitness to practise “Improvement Programme” to address this. As of the 31st of March 2020 the HCPC has still to achieve 6 of...
