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The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care. We oversee 10 statutory regulators and run the Accredited Registers programme.
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#ShareYourExperience
We want to hear your thoughts about how the SCoPEd framework, which is led by six of our Accredited Registers, affects you.
We invite you to share your experience by 17 May by emailing 📧 scoped-sye
@professionalstandards
.org.uk
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We are pleased to announce that The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care has now accredited the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis’ (UK-SBA) Register.
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Telling patients openly and honestly that something has gone wrong with their care is an essential part of a healthcare professional’s practice. The obligation to do so is known as the professional duty of candour. Learn more:
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There is still time to share your experience of the GPhC ahead of our next performance review. Please do so by Friday via the form here: . To read how sharing your experience makes a difference, read our case study:
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We thank
@alisonleary1
for joining us and our regulatory colleagues this afternoon to discuss learning from coroners’ prevention of future deaths reports, and the implications for the workforce and professional regulation.
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The NMC's report shows racism and discrimination are affecting internationally educated professionals’ ability to provide safe, effective and kind care. There is an urgent need to better support international recruits and ensure they feel valued for their skills and dedication.
📣 Introducing: ‘Spotlight on Nursing and Midwifery’
In the first of a new series of publications, our report shares insights to improve learning and practice in nursing and midwifery, for the benefit of people receiving care 👇
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We have received an application for accreditation from the UK Society for Behaviour Analysis (UK-SBA)
Please share your experience of the UK-SBA by 12 January 2021.
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The National Counselling Society (NCS) has submitted Notifications of Change to create registers for three new occupations: Person-Centred Experiential Therapists (PCETs), Psychosexual, Relationship and Couple Therapists (PRCTs) and Life Coaches. Please share your experience of…
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We started looking at whether professional identity has any benefit on patient safety as part of our work researching what impact regulators have on those they regulate.
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We are happy to announce
@BPSOfficial
Wider Psychological Workforce (WPW) Register has now been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.
The BPS is a representative body for psychology and psychologists in the UK.
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The Authority welcomes the launch of a campaign today by the Clinical Research Practitioner Register (the CRP) which is part of the Accredited Registers programme. We encourage & support practitioners to apply to join the register.
#CRPractitioner
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At our academic conference today, we'll be covering sexual misconduct, fitness to practise, regulation and the workforce, among other topics.
#psaconf
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Good to hear from
@ptsafetylearn
and
@PSCommissioner
yesterday on how culture affects healthcare worker safety which can also impact
#PatientSafety
. Conversations will need to continue as we work towards tackling the issues which hinder safer care for all.
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If you know your practitioner's surname or registration number, as well as which register they're on, you can check them using our search tool. This way, you can view their credentials and history. Check here:
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This week, we published our response to the General Medical Council's consultation on the Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order Rules.
Read our response here:
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For those of you who could not attend the reception, you can find a copy of the speech from Helen Hughes, Chief Executive of
@ptsafetylearn
, given at the Parliamentary launch of the publication 'Safer care for all'.
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The duty of candour involves transparency, openness and accountability. We've compiled a whole variety of perspectives on the subject in the context of health and care:
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We welcome the Government commitment to introduce the role of Patient Safety Commissioner via its amendment to the Medicines and Medical Devices Bill.
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📣 We invite anybody with an interest in healthcare professional regulation to share their views on two sets of guidance we have produced for regulators to support them in using their new powers around rulemaking and fitness to practise.
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We are assessing the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)'s application for renewal of accreditation against the Standards for Accredited Registers.
We invite you to
#ShareYourExperience
of the
@BACP
by 16 July.
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The professional duty of candour is about being open and honest with patients when something goes wrong. We have published numerous pieces of research and reports on candour, to support its embedment within regulation. Read more on our website:
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Today marks an important milestone on the road to regulatory reform: we welcome
@DHSCgovuk
’s plans to reform regulators and the publication of the draft Order to bring Anaesthesia Associates & Physician Associates into regulation under the GMC.
Read more:
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Not all healthcare practitioners are regulated by law, but you can have confidence when choosing services from someone on an Accredited Register. Find out more here:
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Patients need to know that the person giving them treatment is well trained & that there is someone to turn to if things go wrong. Using an Accredited Register can meet both of these needs. Learn more about how to find a counsellor in the BBC's short clip:
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A reminder to
#ShareYourExperience
.
We want to hear your thoughts about how the SCoPEd framework, which is led by six of our Accredited Registers, affects you.
Share your experience by Friday 17 May by completing the form on our website:
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In our latest guest blog, Chief Executive of
@ahcsuk
, Janet Monkman, talks about the benefits of the Accredited Registers programme and her hopes for the strategic review.
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If you've ever wondered why some healthcare professions are regulated by law and others aren't, this blog explains how Accredited Registers sits alongside statutory regulation.
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In this video,
@helenh49
discusses learnings from her involvement setting up
@ptsafetylearn
’s Patient Safety Management Network. Helen’s key lesson is to nurture openness when collaborating – open collaborations facilitate unique knowledge sharing and generate rich insight.
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Have you been affected by a healthcare professional not being honest or trying to cover up something that's gone wrong? Read our latest research on this issue.
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Many of the cases we see in fitness to practise cases involve dishonesty. Being honest ties into the professional duty of candour. Read our work in this area:
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Head of Accreditation at PSA, Mel Venables, attended the
@nalwuk
#LinkWorkerDay24
Conference today, contributing to a panel discussion on how professional accreditation could help develop further trust and assurance in the profession for social prescribing link workers.
This afternoon we have been hearing from Christiana, Marie and Melanie from the PSA exploring how Social Prescribers can elevate service quality, reduce inequalities and advance careers by pursuing professional accreditation
@nalwuk
@Christy_Melam
#LinkWorkerDay24
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Pleased to see the publication of
#GoodMedicalPractice2024
– the standards of patient care & professional behaviour expected of doctors working in the UK. The updated version encourages doctors to help patients feel valued and supported as individuals.
After listening to 1000s of patients, doctors & healthcare organisations in our consultation, we’ve published
#GoodMedicalPractice2024
. Get to know the updated professional standards for UK doctors, before they come into effect on 30 January 2024
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When we noted that dishonesty was being treated too leniently in regulators' fitness to practise cases, we conducted research to find out why. Read all of our work on this topic by visiting
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Do we need more compassion in complaints handling?
In our latest blog, Prof Louise Wallace discusses the experience of witnesses in the fitness to practise process & how a trauma-informed approach could help regulators inject compassion into the process.
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We look forward to welcoming
@deborahbowman
, in conversation with
@ProfRHuxtable
@ProfAGallagher
and
@MohammadRazai
who will be discussing Ethics in Extraordinary Times at our webinar this evening.
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For the final session of
#RegulationReset
, we focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion issues. Is regulation too white? We are joined today by speakers from
@gmcuk
,
@NHSEngland
,
@nmcnews
and
@TheGPhC
.
#EDI
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Would you still trust a healthcare practitioner if you found out they had overstepped a boundary with a colleague?
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In addition to their joint statement with other statutory regulators,
@gmcuk
have published information for doctors, trainees, students and the public surrounding adaptation to regulation and registration.
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How does the fitness to practise process look in reality? Our most recent blog considers what five qualities regulators should uphold - from a patient's perspective.
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Do you know who's treating you? Are they regulated or registered? Use our new-look search tool to run a check.
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What are the 8 elements which constitute Right-touch regulation? Number 6: keep it simple. Find out more about Right-touch regulation here:
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@Glennademeter
@gilbert0427
@clareslaney
@aclientfirst
@HappyHopkins
@therapywindow
We are aware of this, and where people raise these types of concerns with us we are more than happy to write to employers to highlight the Accredited Registers scheme and the registers we cover.
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The organisational duty of candour is vital to creating a workplace that normalises openness and honesty, especially when things go wrong. Read our guest blog on how the
@CareQualityComm
regulates this duty:
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Pleased to welcome
@Lucymww3
from the
@PatientsAssoc
who is speaking at our conference on 'Is regulation keeping people safe?'
#safercareforall
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At the beginning of this month we held a webinar focusing on candour and whistleblowing during Covid-19. Our guest blog describes an account of candour being contravened, showing the impact it can have on individuals and their families:
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In our latest guest blog,
@proftombourne
looks at the issue of burnout in the the health and social care workforce, and how staff wellbeing relates to public protection.
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The public is free to choose to use therapies in the UK which are legal. But when they do, it always makes sense to check who’s treating them. Are they regulated by law or on an Accredited Register? Our Check a Practitioner tool lets you know.
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Thank you to everyone who joined us these past two days for our annual academic and research conference. We’re honoured to have had the pleasure to hear such a variety of perspectives from our many speakers and attendees.
#willregulationmatter
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The annual report by the National Guardian's Office praises the work of Freedom to Speak Up Guardians. You can read our work on the importance of candour and honesty in healthcare settings via our website:
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We have filed an appeal against the decision of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal of the GMC granting voluntary erasure to Dr Michael Watt.
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Always check who is treating you. Not every healthcare professional is regulated in the same way, so being aware of who is registered and who isn't helps you to make an informed decision. Find out more about why you should check here:
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We welcome this apology from the
@gmcuk
for historic action taken against doctors under homophobic laws. While the hurt caused cannot be undone, it is an important step in acknowledging the wrongs of the past.
Read our statement:
Today, our Chair, Dame Carrie MacEwen apologises for the action we took against doctors, in historic cases, where they were cautioned or convicted under now abolished homophobic laws.
Homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond, caused personal
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We have published our statement in response to the independent culture review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, which has found that people working in the organisation have experienced racism, discrimination and bullying.
Read our statement:
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Today we kicked off our 'Bridging the Gaps' symposium. We discussed the gaps in the patient safety system, how to hear the patient voice & how to bridge the gap between regulators. Many thanks to our speakers from
@gosc_uk
& their patient rep,
@PHSOmbudsman
,
@nmcnews
&
@gmcuk
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Is regulation keeping patients safe? We answer this and many other questions in our new report – Safer Care for All – being published on 6 September.
#safercareforall
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Registers who are accredited can indicate this by using our Quality Mark. This ensures that the public know who is part of a register that maintains good standards of practice.
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Why is candour in healthcare so important?
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Ambitious new research from
@ProfSearle
on professional misconduct in health and care settings.Who, what and why?
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The intention of the duty of candour is to ensure all healthcare professionals are honest with patients, especially when things go wrong. Find out why regulators are encouraging healthcare professionals to be open when something goes wrong.
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The Government is consulting on reforming regulation. We support much of what is proposed, but there are 3 areas which we believe could reduce public protection, transparency and accountability. The deadline to respond is fast-approaching - 16 June 2021.
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What motivates a healthcare professional to commit sexual misconduct? Today we publish a report by
@ProfSearle
analysing the circumstances of such incidents.
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We are concerned about the ongoing risks to patient safety arising from non-surgical cosmetic treatments, such as Botox and fillers. Ahead of the Government's proposed new licensing scheme, we strongly encourage three actions. Learn more:
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Happy New Year from the Professional Standards Authority. As always, we are dedicated to ensuring public protection by maintaining rigorous standards in healthcare regulation, and will continue to evolve and develop new insights in 2020.
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Do you know who is treating you? We advise that you ensure your practitioner is on an Accredited Register by visiting
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The duty of candour means telling the truth when something goes wrong. You can access a number of guest blogs on the subject on our website. In this blog, Sarah Seddon gives a personal account of an incident where the duty of candour was contravened.
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How is health and social care regulated in the UK, and what do we do at the Professional Standards Authority? Watch our short video to learn more:
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Very pleased to be hearing from
@RJHilsenrath
, Chief Executive of
@PHSOmbudsman
, as she talks about what stops people from complaining. PHSO is committed to understanding the issues that communities face in order to support them to raise concerns where that rarely happens.
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The professional duty of candour involves demonstrating accountability and transparency toward patients when something goes wrong. You can access all of our research here:
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We have published our annual performance review of the General Medical Council. For the 2022/23 period, the
@gmcuk
met 18 out of the 18 Standards for Good Regulation.
Read how we made our decision:
See a summary of the report:
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Our joint report with
@R_S_P_H
shows how public health concerns could be partly alleviated using the existing skills and patient contact of the
#AccreditedRegisters
workforce. It's called Untapped Resources and is worth a read if you haven't already.
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Every healthcare professional must be open and honest with patients when something that goes wrong with their treatment or care causes, or has the potential to cause, harm or distress. Read our publications on the professional duty of candour here:
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This afternoon, at 3.30pm we launch our new report – Safer care for all: solutions from professional regulation and beyond. This report is our call to action for us all to work together to address the huge challenges facing health and social care today.
#safercareforall
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At the Authority we unreservedly support the Black Lives Matter movement and stand with those who challenge discrimination and racism in all its forms. You can read about the steps we are taking to promote equality, diversity and inclusion on this page:
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We look forward to hearing from a range of contributors tomorrow to discuss 'The role of healthcare professionals in tackling health inequalities'. Perspectives include those from
@NHS_RHO
,
@HealthwatchE
,
@NHSConfed
,
@The_HCPC
,
@MidwivesRCM
, and
@MedCouncilNZ
.
#safercareforall
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Should a professional healthcare regulator play 'cop or coach' to registrants? In our regulatory reform proposals, we suggest that the fitness to practise process should be less adversarial. What do you think?
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Scotland now has a legal duty of candour. Find out more about our work in this area.
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At our Safer Care for All conference, we’re now hearing from
@CHarmerSands
who is CEO of
@SandsUK
– the stillbirth and neonatal death charity
#safercareforall
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If you know your practitioner's surname or registration number, as well as which register they're on, you can check them using our search tool. This way, you can view their credentials and history. Check here:
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We will soon be carrying out a performance review of
@gmcuk
- share your feedback with us by 14 August for it to be considered in this review:
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Looking forward to some lively discussions today on how the wider healthcare workforce can contribute to public health.
#ARConf18
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Are you a service user and unsure of what the real benefits of Accredited Registers are? Here is an explanation from our FAQ page - read more here:
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The Coronavirus pandemic is placing unprecedented pressures on those working in health and care and those who regulate and register them. We must be proportionate and flexible as we continue to put patient and public safety first. Read our statement:
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@Therapy_Knit
Hi there. Registered members of the BACP are on the BACP Accredited Register. From our perspective they are competent to practice as per BACP's standards. BACP 'Accredited member (MBACP - Accred)' status is BACP’s own system of accreditation reflecting experience/qualifications.
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Our Accredited Registers programme now covers over 85,000 practitioners working in a range of occupations.
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Interesting to see
@Safe_Maternity
calling for a statutory public inquiry into England’s maternity care services:
Despite repeated inquiries into maternity failings, poor levels of care and concerns over culture remain.
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When a patient is subject to unfair treatment, it has the potential to affect trust and confidence in the healthcare professional, something which in turn can have an impact on patient safety. Learn more from our latest research:
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How does the Accredited Registers programme improve public protection? Read our case study to find out how
@RCCPClinPhys
took action to achieve accreditation leading to raised standards:
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If you are part of an Accredited Register, you can use our quality mark to indicate that you are registered with an organisation that is committed to public protection and high professional standards. Learn more about Accredited Registers here:
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In our latest blog, Fraser Gilmore describes the work of
@careopinion
and the power of the personal, explaining how patient feedback makes a difference:
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The patient voice has sometimes been undervalued and unheard in health and care. This International Women’s Day, we reiterate the importance of making sure women’s voices are heard in the drive to uphold and improve standards of care.
#IWD2023
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We have today published our new report 'Learning from Covid-19: A case-study review of the initial crisis response of 10 UK health and social care professional regulators in 2020.'
You can access the report here:
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This morning PSA Chief Executive, Alan Clamp, is at the launch of the Patient Safety Commissioner's Hughes Report - making a clear case for redress for those harmed by pelvic mesh and valporate.
#patientsafety
I am calling for
#redressnow
at today's launch of my report on redress options for those harmed by pelvic mesh and valproate - read the report at
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How much you know about professional health and care regulation? Take our test and find out
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We are pleased to announce that the Human Givens Institute's register is now accredited by the Authority.
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-We’ve just published our latest performance review. Find out how the
@gmcuk
is meeting our Standards:
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The duty of candour means being honest when something goes wrong - we have supported the introduction of a statutory duty of candour for organisations that provide healthcare. Read more of our research on our website:
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We've revamped our YouTube channel. Learn more about our role in public protection, as well as content from our Academic Conference, by visiting
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