Formally know as Health Care & Regulatory Management (Fitness to Practise), The Regulation of Healthcare Professionals: Law Principle and Process provides:
The one place where you will find fully comprehensive details on all areas of health care regulation
Sets out the general principle of Fitness to Practise including discussion on controversial inquires such as the Shipman report
Covers the process of the fitness to practice panel from initiating the process through disclosure, charge and decision
Provides you with detailed overviews of how all the regulatory bodies work
Has separate chapters on each of the regulatory boards from the larger General Medical Council and General Dental Council to the smaller boards such as the Chiropractic council
Describes and differentiates between the different rules of each procedural body
Discusses the powers of some healthcare regulators to prosecute in the criminal court
The only place to find an explanation and detailed assessment of the complicated rules of impairment
Has a separate chapter on costs dealing with costs both in favour and against the healthcare professional
The only place providing details on the Office of the healthcare Professions Adjudicator and the implication this will have on healthcare professionals
Includes details of the costs regime of the Office of the healthcare Professions Adjudicator
A chapter from a European expert to compare the European experience
Details and examines all changes made by the White Paper of February 2007 "Trust, Assurance and Safety: the Regulation of Health Professionals"
Explains the changes to the regulatory scheme of the General Dental Council
and the General Optical Council
An explanation of the powers of the new General Pharmaceutical Council
Examines all secondary legislation derived from the White paper February 2007 (including the Healthcare and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008; Healthcare and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No 2) Order 2008;Medical Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2008; and the General Medical Council (Constitution) Order 2008)
Examines all schemes of validation for all registered health care professionals
Covers the introduction of GMC structures at a local level
Details all changes to the systems of registration for health care professionals
Has a separate chapter dealing with the implications of the Human Rights Act and the ECHR in relation to the regulators and the individual health care worker, including discussion on registration and freedom of movement
Considers the duties of expert witnesses and the admissibility of their evidence
Discusses Abuse of Process including a discussion on Double Jeopardy and Entrapment
Considers the decision making process and the process which should be adopted, including a discussion on the different approaches each regulatory body takes
Explains the sanctions imposed by the Regulatory bodies from sanctions to immediate suspension, including comment on the approach to sanction by the regulatory body in specific cases and the proportionality/reasonableness of the sanction
Sets out the procedure and grounds for appealing a decision of a regulatory body, including the procedure to appeal to the High Court
Demonstrates how you can apply for restoration to the register
Considers how the regulatory bodies dealt with complaints and discipline including NHS disciplinary proceedings
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Joanna Glynn specialises in criminal litigation (prosecution and defence) and medical regulatory work. She has conducted the prosecution of substantial criminal cases against doctors accused of indecency by numerous patients (R v. Dr Gerald Walmsley, 1997; R v. Dr Clifford Ayling, 2000).
Since 1993 she has acted regularly for the General Medical Council and the General Dental Council before their regulatory tribunals and on appeal to the High Court and the Privy Council, conducting cases involving complex allegations of scientific research fraud and other professional malpractice. She has been instructed to advise the General Medical Council on evidential and policy matters.
She was a member of the executive committee on the bar Human Rights Committee for 5 years and remains a committee member.
Contributing Editor of Archbold Criminal Pleading and Practice since 1994, responsible for chapter 25 (from Customs and Excise offences) and chapter 26 (Harmful and Dangerous Drugs).
David Gomez is qualified as a solicitor and barrister and is based at the City Firm FFW. He is an Assistant in Professional Regulatory Department. Specialising in public law and disciplinary litigation. Acting for Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; General Social Care Council; General Medical Council; Nursing and Midwifery Council; Royal Colleges; General Chiropractic Council; Office for the Supervision of Solicitors; and other regulatory bodies.
His role involves investigation and preparation of cases before disciplinary and other tribunals; settling the charge; instructing experts; briefing Counsel; litigation before the Privy Council; Judicial Review in the Administrative Court; general drafting and advisory work; committee servicing; advocacy; supervising investigating officers, paralegals and trainee solicitors. High turnover of cases, many high profile with media attention.
He contributes articles for departmental newsletter on regular basis. Author of department induction manual. He is the Draftsman to committee chaired by Lord Alexander Carlile, which introduced new case management protocol for disciplinary proceedings before the General Medical Council. He has drafted disciplinary rules and hearing protocol for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and fitness to practise rules (registration and conduct) for the General Social Care Council.
Introduction. Fitness to Practise procedures # the framework. The Office of the Health Professions Adjudicator. The General Medical Council. The General Dental Council. The Nursing and Midwifery Council. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. The General Optical Council. The General Chiropractic Council. The General Osteopathic Council. The Health Professions Council. Human Rights Considerations. Fitness to Practise. Preliminaries. Disclosure. Confidentiality and Subject Access Requests. The charge. The tribunal and its hearings. Procedural issues and evidence. Experts. Abuse of process, double jeopardy and entrapment.Decision making and Reasons. Sanction. Appeal. The Council for the Regulation of Health Professionals. Costs. Restoration to the register. The General Social Care Council. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. European Perspective.
