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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
14 February 2017
Publishing of adverse findings can be a sufficiently serious sanction
Wallace v Secretary of State for Education [2017] EWHC 109
10 February 2017
Regulatory Press Round-Up: February 2017
NB: All information correct at time of publication and can be found on the individual regulator’s websites.
Recent news relating to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
10 February 2017
Regulatory Press Round-Up: February 2017
NB: All information correct at time of publication and can be found on the individual regulator’s websites.
Recent news relating to the Bar Standards Board (BSB), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Reporting Council (FRC), General Dental Council (GDC), General Medical Council (GMC), General Osteopathic Council (GOsC),General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).
3 February 2017
Patient confidentiality in the spotlight
The GMC last issued guidance to doctors on confidentiality in 2009. Much has changed since then; the hacking scandal, a more bullish approach by the Information Commissioner to taking enforcement action for breaches of the Data Protection Act and a sharper focus amongst professionals on the need to protect confidential information.
2 February 2017
The results are in: revalidation is working and is here to stay
Revalidation, introduced by the General Medical Council (GMC) in December 2012, was described by the Chief Executive of the GMC, Niall Dickson, as “the most significant reform of medical regulation for over 150 years”. The GMC commissioned a report by Sir Keith Pearson, chairman of Health Education England, to review the impact of revalidation and meet with those involved at every level of the process. The results were published earlier this month: revalidation is working and is here to stay.