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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
8 February 2013
Mid-Staffordshire Report - impact for professional regulators?
The final report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry was published last week. Amongst the 290 recommendations designed to put the patient at the centre of the service, Robert Francis QC made a number of far reaching recommendations that, if taken forward by the Government, could have a profound impact on the way that professional regulators operate their fitness to practise regimes. Julie Norris explores some of the key recommendations and implications for health and social care regulators.
7 February 2013
Case Update: High Court considers the appropriateness of making a privacy injunction binding on third parties
In the case of Elena Ambrosiadou v Martin Coward [2013] EWHC 58 (QB) the High Court held that it was neither necessary nor proportionate to extend the terms of a privacy injunction agreed between a husband and wife to include third parties.
5 February 2013
Case Update: Court of Appeal unanimously allows departure from costs budget
In Henry v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 19, the Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether there was good reason to depart from the appellant's approved costs budget.
4 February 2013
Case Update: Patel v General Medical Council [2012] EWHC 3688
High Court quashes decision of Interim Orders Panel of the General Medical Council to impose 18 month interim suspension.
4 February 2013
Regulatory Press Round-Up: January 2013
- Following the GMC’s decision to introduce revalidation, Professor Sir Peter Rubin became the first UK doctor to revalidate on 18 December 2012.
- The 31 January 2013 was the closing date for the GDC public consultation on the mandatory Continual Professional Development (CPD) provisions for dentists in the UK. Following a public survey, 95% of the responses said that it was ‘very important’ for dentists to demonstrate their skills and knowledge are up to date.
- The SRA are currently undertaking a consultation: ‘Red Tape Initiative: Removing unnecessary regulations and simplifying processes’. This outlines proposed amendments to the regulations and processes that are currently in place for solicitors in the UK; its focus is to remove regulations which do not appear to benefit the public.
- As at 3 January 2013, 80,049 social workers in England have successfully renewed their HCPC registration. This figure represents 90.5% of the profession.
- Following consultation between August and October 2011 and after its approval by Council in September 2012, on 14 January 2013, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will introduce voluntary removal as a means by which registrants may remove their names from the NMC register.