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Having consent
Case study on having consent from service users (or other appropriate authority) before any care, treatment or other services is carried out
Promoting the value of regulation
Aim: The public, registrants, students and employers understand the value and importance of regulated health and care professionals
Confidentiality
Support and guidance relating to how health and care professionals handle information about service users
Other organisations
There are a number of other regulatory organisations in the UK which regulate health and care professionals
Being open when things go wrong
Case study on being open and honest if something has gone wrong in any care, treatment or other services they have provided
Standards in practice: being open when things go wrong
The duty of candour is important for anyone working in health and care, but what does it mean in practice?
Employer insight: Moving to the UK to practice and the challenges of finding employment
Doreen is a physiotherapist working in an intermediate care team, and speaks about the steps one Recruiting Manager took that made a real difference
Check the Register
We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health
Sale, supply and administration
Local arrangements can be made to allow health and care professionals who are not prescribers to supply or administer medicines
Disclosing information to regulators
There are a number of regulators – such as the General Medical Council, the Care Quality Commission and us – who may need you to pass on information to them
Introduction to confidentiality
Confidentiality means protecting personal information, this information might include details of a service user’s lifestyle, family, health or care needs which they want to be kept private
Promote high quality professional practice
Aim: Enable our professions to meet our standards so they are able to adapt to changes in health and care practice delivery, preventing harm to service users.
My Story - Rachel Karanja
In celebration of Black History Month Rachel shares some inspiring words of what she has learned and experienced as a black health and care professional in the UK.
My Story – Nusrat Kauser
To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2021, Nusrat Kauser candidly shares her story and details the reality of what she has experienced in the health and care sector as a South Asian woman.
Consent and confidentiality
It is important that you get the service user’s permission, or ‘consent’, before you share or disclose their information or use it for reasons which are not related to the care or services you provide for them