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Update on Statutory Registration for Health & Social Care Professionals
HETAC 5th October 2009Ginny Hanrahan CEO HSCPC
Aims of Professional Regulatory Interventions are:
To improve the quality of service user care
To set standards of competence for practise
To foster continuing education & development required for excellence over a lifetime of practise
To identify the competence of the individual practitioner
To reassure service users & the public about competence of those belonging to the health/social care professions (adapted from Sunderland & Leatherman 2006)
HSCPC’s duties are:
“To PROTECT THE PUBLIC by promoting high standards of professional conduct and professional education, training and competence among registrants of the designated professions” (Section 7)
Health & Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (HSPA 2005)
Professions governed under HSCPA 2005
Clinical Biochemists Dietitians Medical Scientists Occupational
Therapists Orthoptists Physiotherapists Podiatrists Psychologists
Radiographers Diagnostic and
Radiation Therapists Social Care Workers Social Workers Speech & Language
Therapists and any further
professions scheduled by the MOHC
PHECC (Pre Hosp Emergency Care Council)
Opticians Board
Health & Social Care
Professionals Council
(CORU)
Fitness to Practice
CPD Education
Codes of Standards & Practice
Registration
Functions of the HSCPC
Registration Process
Current Practitioner WITH designated qualification
Evidence of Qualification Professional
experience/ proficiency
Conduct and health clearance
Identity
Current Practitioner WITHOUT designated qualification As described Grandparenting only
2 years after register opens
Assessment Mechanism to be set by Registration Board
Special Provisions under the HSCPA 2005 for Social Care Workers
Grandparenting – Person without the recognised qualification who has been working for 5 years ending on specified date and who
-applies during the transitional period to that board for registration
Special Provisions under the HSCPA 2005 for Social Care Workers
-has been engaged in the continuous practice of that profession for a period of not less than 2 years immediately preceding the date of the application
is, in the written opinion of the person’s employer, competent in the practice of that profession
Fit & Proper Person
Registration Boards OBLIGED to ensure registrants have:
High standard of professional education
Competent in practice
Maintains high standards of professional conduct & ethics
Registrants must meet standards set by Registration Board and endorsed by Council
Standards of Education
Have power to approve or disapprove programmes of education and training for their graduates
Will review courses at least every 5 years with the Council’s approval
Disapproval of an educational programme can be appealed to the Minister
Statutory bye laws will have to be established
New Courses that meet or exceed standards with graduates since 2005
Will be addressed by the Professionals Registration Board through bye law who can review courses not listed on Schedule 3
HETAC delivering standards of education and professional training for all courses
Fitness to Practise
Grounds for ComplaintsPoor Professional Performance
= any failure of the registrant to meet the standards of competence
Professional Misconduct = breach of code of professional conduct and ethics
Health Issues= lack of insight or inability to carry out work safely due to health issues
Failure to Comply with Legislation
“a Conviction …. for an offence triable on indictment”
Dealing with complaints “Fitness to Practise”
PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE 3 people – independent chair, another
person from same profession and HSCPC registrant other profession
AIM To assess if there is a case to answer Should the complaint be dealt with by
mediation? no complaint to answer– complete
proceedings
Case to Answer
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE
Held in Public ********************
Majority of committee = registrants
1/3rd persons other than registrants including public representatives
HEALTH COMMITTEE Not Held in Public Medical Adviser****************
At least one member who is registrant of same designated profession to whom the case relates
not member of preliminary proceedings committee
Conclusions to Cases
Immediate suspension of registration is necessary to protect the public (to High Court)
Registrant consents to censure or remedial action
Complaint is withdrawn
Case proven
Report to Council recommending disciplinary action-restrictions on practise, -suspension -cancellation -prohibition from restoration to register
APPLICATION TO HIGH COURT FOR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATIONRegistrant can appeal to the High Court
Expected Complaints based on International norms
International norm for complaints 3:1000 65% of complaints ends up in a case to answer
Estimate for HSCPC complaint numbers based on 3:1000 18,000 registrants – 54/18,000 = 0.003% 65% = 35/18,000 cases to answer = 0.0019%
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