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Fitness to practise

I’ve Received Social Work England’s Case Investigation Report. What Do I Do Next?

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For social workers already in receipt of a Fitness to Practise notification letter from Social Work England (“SWE”), the next step in the process; aside from potentially being referred to an Interim Orders Hearing (see here: https://www.mysocialworknews.com/article/help-i-ve-been-referred-for-an-interim-order-what-does-this-mean) is receiving the case investigation report and bundle of accompanying documents from SWE. Once in receipt of these …

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Extending Independent Prescribing – The Regulatory Gift That Keeps Giving?

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As of 31 December 2023, certain registered healthcare practitioners with independent prescribing qualifications will now be able to prescribe stipulated controlled drugs in a prescribed manner. This follows the implementation of the Misuse of Drugs (England and Wales and Scotland) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2023 (“Regulations”) which amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (“Act”), the …

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The perils of student Fitness to Practise investigations and hearings

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For most students on a regulator approved programme, the duration of their three, four- or five-year University degree is full of learning, development and gaining practical experience that will impact, form and shape their competence and skill on qualification. For a small proportion of students, however, their studies are prematurely cut short by termination, interim …

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HCPC’s Revised Standards Of Conduct, Performance And Ethics

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As Health and Care Professions Council (“HCPC”) registrants will be aware, the HCPC have revised their ‘Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics’ (“Standards”) and the revised Standards will come into effect on 1 September 2024. This follows on from the HCPC’s recent revision of the ‘Standards of Proficiency’ which took effect on 1 September 2023. …

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Professional Discipline: ‘The Burden Of Old Cases And Timeliness’

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A Roundup of the Professional Standards Authority’s Performance Reviews for 2021/2022 It’s that time of the year again. The time when the Professional Standards Authority (“PSA”) completes its annual review of all ten statutory healthcare regulators for the preceding year and publicly critiques their performance. Essentially, highlighting the concerns which registrants and their legal representatives …

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The Health and Care Professions Council offers new Fitness to Practise registrant support

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The Health and Care Professions Council (“HCPC”) has announced that it will be offering new support to registrants who are going through the Fitness to Practise (“FTP”) process. As readers will be aware, the HCPC is the independent regulator of health and care professionals in the UK and regulates over 280,000 professionals across 15 separate …

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GMC Edges One Step Closer To Regulating Physician Associates And Anesthesia Associates

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On 17 February 2023, the Department of Health and Social Care (“DHSC”) published the response of their Consultation entitled ‘Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public’ which ran from 24 March 2021 to 16 June 2021. Seventy questions pertaining to four key areas of reform; Governance & operating framework, Education & training, Registration, and Fitness to …

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Dental Practice Manager Online- Recent changes to GDC fitness to practise investigations

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Complaints Both the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the General Dental Council (GDC) require providers of dental care services to have an internal complaints system in place. This system must be publicised, accessible and understood by staff and the people who use the service. To ensure that your practice complies with this requirement, you should …

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