A Practical Guide to Fitness to Practise Proceedings Before Healthcare Regulators

This book provides a brief and accessible introduction to the world of Fitness to Practise. It aims to guide the practitioner through the minutiae of healthcare regulation, offering both legal and practical assistance. It deals with interim orders, substantive hearings, review hearings and appeals.

The importance of healthcare regulation cannot be overstated. On the one hand, Regulators aim to protect the public from harm, on the other their decisions can also destroy the livelihoods and reputations of their members.

In recognition of this importance, an increasing number of lawyers now specialise in Fitness to Practise proceedings. This book is an accessible introduction to the main procedural practices and legal principles by which professionals are judged and on which their careers often depend. It guides the practitioner through the minutiae of healthcare regulation, including interim orders, substantive hearings, review hearings and appeals. It is ideal for lawyers starting out in this area, but also provides a handy and manageable aide memoire of the key issues and cases for those experienced in such work.