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Recruitment of Associate Advisers to support our education delivery programme

A year ago our Practitioner Performance Advice service created the Associate Adviser role, appointing eight professionals from across the NHS healthcare environment with the aim of growing our team reviews service. We are now welcoming applications to join the Practitioner Performance Advice Service in an …

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Primary Care Appeals launches new webpage outlining support it provides

Our Primary Care Appeals service has launched a new webpage, providing a clear overview of its unique role and the support we provide to commissioners of primary care services (medical, dental, pharmacy and ophthalmic) and primary care contractors. Primary Care Appeals has long delivered an …

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Have your say on GMC’s proposed regulation of physician and anaesthesia associates

The General Medical Council (GMC) has launched a consultation seeking comments on their proposed rules, standards and guidance that set out how they will regulate anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs). This also covers draft principles that will inform the content of fitness to …

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New Insights publication: Specialties in performance cases

Our Practitioner Performance Advice service (Advice) has published its latest Insights paper,  Specialties in Practitioner Performance Advice cases: Key themes and use of our services. In this Insights publication we draw from our unique position to share the range of concerns about practitioner performance across the …

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Practitioner Performance Advice launches new resource aimed at clarifying its offer to organisations and practitioners

Our Practitioner Performance Advice service recently launched a new resource, providing a clear overview of the services we provide to healthcare organisations and practitioners. Practitioner Performance Advice has long delivered a range of core services in support of the fair management of concerns about the …

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Case of note: Paul v. Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Polmear v. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust; Purchase v. Dr. Ahmed (Supreme Court – 11 January 2024)

Introduction These three cases were dealt with as a group by the Supreme Court because they all involved claims from secondary victims arising from instances of alleged clinical negligence.  Secondary victims are not people who received the treatment which was said to have been negligent, …

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