by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
A range of people and organisations can report a health and care professional to a regulator, including members of the public, employers, managers and other practitioners. In general, employers and managers are required to refer a concern if they have: serious...
by admin | Apr 20, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, SWE
What is “fitness to practise”? Before briefly looking at the process, it is important to understand that Social Work England (SWE) means by ‘fit to practise’. SWE defines ‘fitness to practise’ as a social worker having the skills, knowledge, character and health to...
by admin | Apr 12, 2022 | Fitness to Practise, GMC
Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) is responsible for holding hearings for doctors whose fitness to practise is called into question. Doctors are referred to the MPTS by the General Medical Council (GMC) at the...