Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) Defence Barristers
Kings View is a leading chambers specialising in healthcare law and regulation. We have vast experience in defending and representing all healthcare professionals in all courts and tribunals. With our vast experience in healthcare regulation comes an understanding of the complexities of working in health and social care. We can provide health and social care professionals with high quality specialist advocacy and advisory services.
HCPC Fitness to Practise
Kings View is a leading chambers specialising in healthcare law and regulation. We have vast experience in defending and representing all healthcare professionals in all courts and tribunals.
With our vast experience in healthcare regulation comes an understanding of the complexities of working in health and social care. We can provide health and social care professionals with high quality specialist advocacy and advisory services.
If you are a health or care professional facing issues with registration or have been referred to the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) for investigation then we can help. Kings View can defend and represent you at hearing and will take care of preparing your case.
What we do
- HCPC fitness to practise referrals
- HCPC Conduct and Competence Committee Hearings
- HCPC Health Panel Hearings
- HCPC Panels regarding fraudulent entry
- Appeals against a HCPC Panel determination
- Interim Order hearings
- Appeals against an Interim Orders Panel determination
- Preparing your case for the Investigating Committee
- Registration advice
- Appeal against refusal of registration or re-registration
- Restoration to the Register
- Investigation and disciplinary hearings at work
- Criminal investigation and proceedings
- Police cautions
- DBS [Disclosure and Barring Service] issues
Recent Cases
Stephen elected Richmond Fellowship chairman
Joint head of Kings View Chambers, Stephen McCaffrey has been elected as chairman of the Richmond Fellowship - a charity which supports around 2500 people across Scotland.Joint head of Kings View Chambers, Stephen McCaffrey has been elected as chairman of the Richmond...
Kings View successful in representing HCPC client
Kings View has successfully represented a HCPC client who practised under a protected title at a time when their registration has lapsed.Kings View has successfully represented a HCPC client who practised under a protected title at a time when their registration has...
Nurse avoids NMC suspension
Kings View persuaded a NMC fitness to practise panel to impose the least serious sanction in a case relating to issue of drug administration and dishonesty.Kings View persuaded a NMC fitness to practise panel to impose the least serious sanction in a case relating to...
GMC successful in persuading GMC case examiners
Kings View were again successful in persuading the GMC case examiners that there was no case to answer.Kings View were again successful in persuading the GMC case examiners that there was no case to answer. This case involved both allegations of lack of competence and...
HCPC News and Articles
Kings View successful in representing HCPC client
Kings View has successfully represented a HCPC client who practised under a protected title at a time when their registration has lapsed.
New HCPC health and character declaration guidance
In July 2021, the Health and Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) council approved new health and character declaration guidance.
HCPC consultation on permanent right to hold remote hearings
A look at the Health and Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) consultation to permanently embed the right to hold remote fitness to practise hearings.