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A comprehensive and authoritative reference on the principles and processes for regulating healthcare professionals In
Performance of Healthcare Professionals, Crossing Borders and New Professions, renowned international regulator Marc Seale delivers an authoritative exploration of the performance of healthcare professionals, including international practice and the regulation of new and evolving disciplines. This comprehensive reference work examines all components of the performance of healthcare professionals, providing clear definitions and analysis lacking in the existing literature on the subject, and offers a practical guide for understanding a complex regulatory landscape. Readers will also find:
- A thorough introduction to the performance, underperformance, and failure of healthcare professionals
- Comprehensive explorations of concerns and complaints about individual practitioners, fitness to practice, and tribunals
- Practical discussion of compliance with conditions of practice, rehabilitation, and restoration
- Review of emigration, crossing borders, and the emergence of new healthcare professions
Perfect for the educators and teachers of healthcare students,
Performance of Health-care Professionals, Crossing Borders and New Professions will also benefit healthcare students, consumer advocacy organisations, employers of healthcare professionals, professional associations, lawmakers and regulators. Volume 3 of 4 in
Principles and Processes for Regulating Healthcare Professionals
List of contents
Author Biography ix
Preface xi
Performance of Healthcare Professionals Crossing Borders and New Professions xiii
Acknowledgements xv
About the Companion Website xvii
Introduction xix
1 Performance Underperformance and Failure of Professionals 1 1.1 Performance of Professionals 1
1.2 Accidents Errors and Negligence 4
1.3 Competency Zone and Risk of Harm 7
1.4 Underperforming Professionals and Its Causes 10
1.5 Predicting Influencing and Preventing Professional Failure 18
1.6 Remediation of Underperforming Professionals 24
2 Concerns About Professionals 27 2.1 Concerns and Their Sources 27
2.2 Screening and Assessing Concerns 37
2.3 Local Resolution 42
2.4 Apologies 44
2.5 Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation 47
3 Fitness to Practise 51 3.1 Principles and Processes of Fitness to Practise 51
3.2 Preliminary Investigation 62
3.3 Immediate Action and Interim Orders 70
3.4 Evaluation of Allegation 75
3.5 Warnings and Letters of Advice 79
3.6 Undertakings 81
3.7 Voluntary Removal 85
4 Tribunals 87 4.1 Principles and Processes of Tribunals 87
4.2 Preparation for Tribunals 92
4.3 Participants in Tribunals 95
4.4 Proceedings and Adjudication 99
4.5 Consensual Disposal 101
4.6 Sanctions Appeals and Reviews 103
4.7 Case Management and Progression 108
5 Health and Disability 113 5.1 Health and Disability 113
6 Compliance with Conditions of Practice Rehabilitation and Restoration 117 6.1 Monitoring of Compliance with Conditions of Practice Sanctions 117
6.2 Rehabilitation and Restoration to the Register 119
7 Dissemination of FTP Information 123 7.1 Publication of Tribunal Information 123
7.2 Alert Notices and Watch Lists 126
7.3 Analysis of FTP Cases 128
8 Unauthorised Practitioners 131 8.1 Unauthorised Practitioners 131
9 Crossing Borders Emigration and Internal Migration 139 9.1 Movement of Healthcare Professionals Between Jurisdictions 139
9.2 Ethics of Emigrating Healthcare Professionals and the Role of the State 146
9.3 International Application Process 150
9.4 Periods of Adaptation and Bridging Programmes 154
9.5 Statements of Professional Standing 157
9.6 Language Proficiency 159
9.7 Temporary and Occasional Visiting Professionals 163
10 European Union and Professionals 167 10.1 Introduction to the European Union 167
10.2 EU Legal Context 170
10.3 European Internal Market 173
10.4 Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 175
10.5 Europe and Education 183
11 Emergence of New Healthcare Professions 185 11.1 Emergence of New Healthcare Professions 185
11.2 Deciding to Regulate a Healthcare Profession 190
11.3 Process to Commence the Regulation of a Profession 206
11.4 Grandparenting 211
12 Country Profiles for Regulating Healthcare Professionals 217 12.1 Introduction to Country Profiles 217
12.2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 220
12.3 Australia 226
12.4 Canada 232
12.5 United States of America 238
13 CAM Indigenous Medicine Practitioners and Social Workers 247 13.1 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 247
13.2 Indigenous Medicine Practitioners 259
13.3 Social Workers 262
Legislation Index 267
Organisation Index 269
People Index 271
Subject Index 273
About the author
Marc Seale was the Chief Executive and Registrar of the Health and Care Professions Council-the UK multi-professional regulator-for 18 years. He has extensive experience of the regulation of healthcare professions in the UK, Europe and the USA.
