by admin | Nov 8, 2021 | Legal
Paramedics are disproportionately represented in HCPC fitness to practise investigations and hearings. This stems from too many self-referrals, but what should paramedics know before self-referring? How big is the problem? Registered professionals are required to...
by admin | Sep 5, 2021 | Case Study, Legal
KD’s registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) was refused. KD approached Kings View seeking advice on appeal. Kings View fitness to practise defence barrister, Catherine Stock, commenting on KD’s case, said: “The focus of our advice was...
by admin | Sep 5, 2021 | Legal
On 4 March 2021, the HCPC was granted an amendment by the Department of Health and Social Care to existing Rules which gave it the express provision to hold hearings remotely during an emergency. Currently, the Coronavirus emergency provisions are due to...
by admin | Aug 15, 2021 | Legal
Healthcare regulators take a particularly serious view of breaching professional boundaries. What are personal boundaries and how to avoid the pitfalls. What are personal boundaries? The nature of the patient/carer relationship is such that healthcare professionals...
by admin | Jul 31, 2021 | Legal
The Health and Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) has significantly fallen short of standards of good fitness to practise standards according to the PSA. The outcome of the HCPC’s annual review by the Professional Standards Authority reveals that HCPC has only met one...
by admin | Jul 3, 2021 | Legal
On 1 July 2021 HCPC increased the threshold level of qualification to degree level for Operating Department Practitioners (ODP). The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) said a consultation earlier this year showed support for the increase and aligned with...
