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This recent report published this month makes grim and unhappy reading not only for the dental profession but for all healthcare regulators. Clearly being the subject of an investigation by your regulator is a stressful experience for anyone, however current processes...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Nov 26, 2024 | GMC
Recent news headlines, where failures in the practise of PAs have led to misdiagnosis of patients and catastrophic failures in care, call into question the role of a PA and whether it needs to be revisited. Are they simply a cost-effective way of helping to provide a...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Case, HCPC
My client, RLN, instructed me regarding a registration issue. The HCPC were questioning his application and had referred him to a Registration Panel. He contacted me following a huge amount of communication with the HCPC but, thankfully, before submission of that...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Nov 9, 2024 | GMC
Sexual misconduct in doctors refers to any uninvited or unwelcome behaviour of a sexual nature that offends, embarrasses, harms, humiliates, or intimidates an individual or group. This can include inappropriate comments, touching, harassment, or more severe actions...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Oct 28, 2024 | GDC, GMC, GOsC, GPhC, HCPC, NMC, SWE
Seek Legal Advice It’s crucial to get expert legal advice early. Fitness to practise investigations are a trial in all but name – complex, formal and adversarial.  For this reason alone, health and care professionals should seek legal advice.  However, this is by no...