Blog
Sanctions Guidance is not a score sheet – Court of Appeal findings from GMC v Gilbert & PSA
Jessica Etherington
23 November 2017
Actions speak louder than words in respect of insight
McDermott v HCPC [2017] EWHC 2899 (Admin)
Hearing date: 7th November 2017
Before: Mrs Justice Yip
15 August 2017
Criminal consequences for accessing medical records without a business purpose
Doctors, dentists, psychoanalysts, psychotherapists and other healthcare professionals tempted to look at the medical records of members of their family or friends without a ‘business purpose’ should read with interest the latest warning issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), namely that “NHS employees .. unlawfully accessing patient records [are committing] an offence”. The warning is equally applicable to those working in private healthcare settings and to other professionals who have access to personal data (broadly defined as being data that relates to a living individual who can be identified from it).
2 August 2017
How long is too long to be subject to Conditions of Practice?
Patricia Annon and The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
[2017] EWHC 1879 (Admin)
6 June 2017
Manifesto watch: Health and social care regulation
Regulation in health and social care has seen significant change recently, culminating in the passing of the Children and Social Work Act 2017 in April of this year. Amongst other developments, the Act provides for the creation of an entirely new regulatory body (Social Work England), focused solely on the social work field. Whilst there are a number of other political hot potatoes dominating the headlines, in the last few days before the general election we take a look at what, if anything, the parties say about their plans for the health and social care regulation sphere.
22 May 2017
Is amending the allegation at a late stage always prohibited?
PSA v HCPC & Doree [2017] EWCA Civ 319