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Professional Discipline: A Change In Name Alone? The NMC’s Replacement Of Voluntary Removal With Agreed Removal

Articles & Publications, News / By Nicola Wheater

This week, the Nursing & Midwifery Council (“NMC”) announced their decision to introduce ‘agreed removal’ for nurses, midwives and nursing associates (“registrants”) replacing the previously known process of ‘voluntary removal’. Voluntary removal As readers will be aware, voluntary removal was the process by which registrants applied to voluntarily remove themselves from the NMC register for …

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CQC Staff Plan Strike Action Over Pay

News / By Jennifer Durbin

CQC staff are set for a one-day strike on 2 May 2023 over pay disputes. It is estimated that hundreds of staff plan to participate, and will include inspectors, call centres and data analysts. According to UNISON, low wage increases, which were largely due to the Government’s public sector pay restraint, has contributed to greater …

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CQC Fine Average Increases by 242% to more than £550,000

News / By Jennifer Durbin

Analysis conducted by Shakespeare Martineau reveled that CQC prosecution and fining of care homes has increased post-pandemic. The data showed that compared to pre-pandemic (2017-2019), CQC prosecutions have increased by 50% post-pandemic (2020-2022), rising from 30 to 45. Further data reveled that the average fine is now in excess of £550,000 compared to £160,000 pre-pandemic, …

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The definition of ‘racial motivation’: a step toward defining a subjective act

News / By Samantha Guest

In the recent case of Lambert-Simpson v Health and Care Professions Council [2023] EWHC 481 (Admin), the High Court affirmed the meaning of ‘racially motivated’ in the context of professional discipline proceedings. Background: In July 2022, the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (“HCPTS”) conducted a fitness to practise hearing in connection with a registered …

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What To Expect From The CQC In 2023

Articles & Publications, News / By Anna Lemmer

In April 2023, the CQC published an update in relation to what providers can expect for the rest of 2023 in terms of its new regulatory approach and new single assessment framework. In its update, the CQC stated that it has been reorganising its internal operational teams and that whilst this is taking place, staff …

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Government Confirms Commitment To Licensing Of The Non-Surgical Aesthetics Sector

Articles & Publications, News / By Nicola Wheater

The Government has reconfirmed its commitment to the licensing of the non-surgical aesthetics sector in England. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy, Maria Caulfield stated that “departmental officials will work as quickly as possible to introduce the licensing scheme and will consider all the important areas.” As readers will be …

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Junior doctors’ strike – update

News / By Oliver Brown

On 11 April 2023, junior doctors in the UK started a four-day walkout, which is anticipated to be the most disruptive in NHS history. As a result of this four-day walkout up to 250,000 appointments and operations could be cancelled. The British Medical Association (“BMA”) is asking for a 35% pay rise for junior doctors. …

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Further update in relation to the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards

News / By Oliver Brown

On 5 April 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) announced a further delay to the implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (“LPS”). The LPS were first introduced under the proposed amendments under Schedule 1 to the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 (“MC(A)A 2019”). The MC(A)A 2019 was due to amend the Mental …

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GMC changes cause a drop in medical student fitness to practise declarations

News / By Oliver Brown

The implementation of updated General Medical Council (“GMC”) guidance, inclusive of an online ‘declaration tool’ for final year medical students applying to provisionally join the medical register has led to a reduction in the number of low-level fitness to practise declarations requiring no further action by the regulator. This is in accordance with new data …

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General Chiropractic Council issues polite reminder to registrants

News / By Nicola Wheater

Within a news article on the General Chiropractic Council’s website today, the General Chiropractic Council (“GCC”) have reminded registrants of the requirement to make a declaration to them within seven days if they have been arrested or charged in connection with any criminal offence. As readers will be aware, the GCC is the statutory regulator …

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