by admin | Jun 6, 2020 | Legal
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 sanctions. In this article, I will...
by admin | Apr 4, 2020 | Legal
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 to practise is impaired...
by admin | Feb 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have previously written about the importance of engagement with a fitness to practise investigation and process. In our previous article, we reported on research published by the General Medical Council (GMC) that found that the outcome of tribunal decisions was...
by admin | Jan 22, 2020 | Legal
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by admin | Dec 8, 2019 | Legal
The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) has published it annual fitness to practise report indicating a 5% increase in fitness to practise complaints. The HCPC’s fitness to practise annual report provides an overview of the HCPC’s fitness to practise work...
by admin | Oct 26, 2019 | Legal
Cautions must be declared to healthcare regulatory bodies such as the HCPC. There is often uncertainty over cautions, what they are and whether they should be declared. What is a police caution? There is often a misconception that a police caution is a “slap on the...
by admin | Sep 16, 2019 | Legal
In December a new body, Social Work England (SWE), will take over responsibility from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for regulating England’s social workers. I recently reported concerns about the HCPC’s fitness to practise failings. The HCPC has...
by admin | Aug 18, 2019 | Legal
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is failing in fitness to practise standards according to Professional Standards Authority. The Professional Standards Authority has published its annual performance review of the HCPC. The HCPC’s performance was assessed...
by admin | Jul 9, 2019 | Legal
The Government has set out plans to modernise fitness to practise processes and give healthcare regulators greater autonomy to be responsive to a fast-changing healthcare environment. The UK Department of Health & Social Care has published its response to...
by admin | Jun 22, 2019 | Legal
The leaders of nine healthcare regulators, including the HCPC, have signed a joint statement to stress the benefits of good reflection among healthcare professionals. The statement, “Benefits of becoming a reflective practitioner”, outlines the processes and...
