by admin | Jul 2, 2022 | Legal
Reflection is important for any healthcare professional to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation. In the last of three series of articles, we take an in depth look at remediation in fitness to...
by admin | Jun 26, 2022 | Legal
Reflection is important for any health and care professional to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation. In the second of three fitness to practise articles, we take an in-depth look at insight. ...
by admin | Jun 11, 2022 | Legal
What is Fit to Practise? Generally speaking, a health and care professional is fit to practise if they have the training, skills, knowledge, character and health to do their job safely and effectively. Where a regulator has concerns about a health and care...
by admin | Jun 11, 2022 | Legal
Reflection is important for any healthcare professional to gain insight into the circumstances that led to things going wrong, and from this to demonstrate remediation. In the first of three fitness to practise articles, we take an in-depth look at remediation. ...
by admin | May 26, 2022 | Legal
Engagement does matter Should you engage with your regulator during a fitness to practise investigation? Yes. It is important that you engage with your regulator when you receive correspondence, queries and/or request for information etc. There are a number of...
by admin | May 11, 2022 | Legal
In this case, the High Court refused an application to extend the time for an appeal, restating the correct legal analysis. Dr Gyorgy Rakoczy The case before Justice Fordham relates to a decision of a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (“MPT”) on 27 April...
by admin | Apr 22, 2022 | Legal
Restoration following Disciplinary Erasure If a health and social care practitioner wishes to return to the register after being erased for disciplinary reasons, they must submit an application for restoration. There are, however, strict rules that apply to...
by admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Case Study, Legal
In all the recent cases, Kings View Chambers successfully persuaded a HCPC Investigation Committee that there was no case to answer, meaning that these cases did not need to be heard by a full HCPC fitness to practise panel. HCPC fitness to practise defence barrister,...
by admin | Mar 13, 2022 | Legal
Your employer and fitness to practise A range of people and organisations can report a health and care professional to a regulator, including members of the public, employers, managers and other practitioners. In general, employers and managers are required to refer a...
by admin | Feb 26, 2022 | Legal
Overview Engagement with regulators was a key consideration when considering any aggravating and mitigating factors. Health and care professionals who engage during the fitness to practise process can make a positive difference to the outcome of their case. However,...
