by kvcadmin | May 10, 2020 | Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Social Work England (SWE) has this week released a number of guides for social work practitioners in response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. All of England’s healthcare regulators have been publishing extensive guidance and advice to...
by kvcadmin | Apr 26, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care 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 3, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow The High Court reaffirmed important legal fitness to practise principles in the case of PSA v HCPC recently. Mrs Justice Foster reaffirmed the very important legal principle that “the test of impairment is in the present tense, whether fitness...
by kvcadmin | Mar 31, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, News, NMC News, Social Care 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 22, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care 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...
by kvcadmin | Mar 19, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Care England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow As the Government works to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, it is implementing a number of emergency measures including the Coronavirus Bill. Increasing the available health and social care workforce There is recognition at the...
