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Sanctions Guidance is not a score sheet – Court of Appeal findings from GMC v Gilbert & PSA
Jessica Etherington
17 May 2017
HCPC separates its investigatory and adjudication function by launching the Health and Care Professions Tribunal Service (HCPTS)
What is the HCPTS?
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is a statutory regulator tasked with, amongst other functions, investigating complaints about registrants from the 16 professions that it regulates and taking appropriate action.
15 May 2017
A ‘deep-seated attitudinal problem’ could be the difference between a suspension and a strike-off
PSA v NMC & Judge [2017] EWHC 817 (Admin)
21 March 2017
Pregnancy test drug Primodos to be reviewed by UK regulator following discovery of files in state archive
It has been reported this week that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been asked to conduct a thorough review into the pregnancy drug Primodos, which is now the subject of huge media interest. Over the past 48 hours, news outlets have been awash with stories about new evidence unearthed in relation to the use of Primodos, any links its usage had with babies later born with significant birth defects and questions over whether a cover-up has occurred.
20 February 2017
The potential impact of BREXIT on the regulation of Doctors/Nurses’ Language Skill
Communication is at the forefront of patient safety. The GMC’s guidance Consent: patients and doctors making decisions together emphasises from the outset that patient-doctor relationships rely on ‘openness, trust and good communication’. It follows that adequate language skills are vital to achieving this aim.
5 December 2016
Pressure on paramedic services calls for a change to how we use 999
Following a 999 emergency call, ambulances are expected to reach patients suffering with a life threatening illness within 8 minutes. The reality in the UK is that only one out of the 13 ambulance trusts is meeting this target. Services can even run out of ambulances at the busiest times. This begs the question - do we have enough ambulances and paramedics in the service?