by kvcadmin | Oct 30, 2020 | GDC News, GMC News, GPhC News, HPCP News, NMC News, Social Work England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Overwhelming evidence supports the fact that BAME healthcare professionals are disproportionately impacted by fitness to practise referrals and proceedings. Last week I reported on a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) report highlighting that...
by kvcadmin | Sep 27, 2020 | Social Work England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow A study recently published in the British Journal of Social Workers has concluded that social workers are more likely to face fitness to practise (FTP) proceedings and tougher sanctions compared to doctors or nurses. The study drew on a...
by kvcadmin | Aug 2, 2020 | Social Work England News
FollowFollowFollowFollow Social Work England (SWE) promises action as figures show black and ethnic minority (BAME) social workers are over-represented in fitness to practice cases in England. SWE also promised action to address disproportionately low number of...
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 10, 2020 | Social Work 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 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...
