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Professional bodies say that they regulate fitness to practice to ensure public trust, protect the public interest, to ensure life-long competence and to improve healthcare outcomes. [ 2 ] : 5 Authors who write on the topics are often interested in the quality of care, patient safety , and risk of medical errors , and more generally the social ...
Before any sanction is considered the GMC or MPTS must first be satisfied that a doctor's fitness to practise is currently impaired. If there is no impairment then a tribunal cannot impose a sanction, though they can and should consider whether a Warning should be issued where a doctor significantly departs from Good Medical Practice. [45]
In order to practice, all nurses must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board. The Board was established by the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011. In addition to the formation of the NMBI, the Act also made provision for the separation of nursing and midwifery as separate professions. The NMBI maintains two registers: [2]
It has a statutory obligation to protect the public and the integrity of the practice of the professions of nursing and midwifery. It performs its functions in the public interest under the Nurses Act, 1985 and the Nurses and Midwives Ac, 2011. [1] [2] As the Regulator for the professions of nursing and midwifery, NMBI: [3]
The form and content of the register is specified in The General Medical Council (Form and Content of the Register) Regulations 2015. Details recorded include name, address, date of qualification, gender, date of birth, photograph, fitness to practice history, restrictions and whether or not they hold a licence to practice. [16]
A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed and his e-bike stolen on a residential estate, police have said. Officers were called to Eastbury Way in Redhouse, Swindon, at about 17:50 GMT on Saturday, where ...
A 14-year-old boy is in a serious condition in hospital following a stabbing in the West Midlands. Police said they were called to Brunel Road, Oldbury, in the early hours, after he was found with ...
(Reuters) - Montana legislators on Tuesday rejected an attempt to ban a transgender member of the state House of Representatives from using the women's restroom at the state Capitol, with some ...