Probity and Ethics Course

Will I receive a CPD Certificate for the course?

The Probity and Ethics course is recognised and certified by the CPD UK and you will receive a recognised CPD certificate at the end of the course.

Who is the Probity and Ethics course for?

The course is for doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, osteopaths, chiropractors, psychologist, physiotherapists or other health and care professionals who are facing complaints or investigations, panel/tribunal hearings or sanctions in cases related to ethics, probity, honesty and professionalism issues. This might be in their own departments or with the GMC, GDC, NMC, GPhC, GOsC, GCC, HCPC or other regulatory bodies.

The course is also for clinicians who wish to refresh their knowledge and understanding of probity and ethics for continuous professional development or appraisal re-validation purposes. Avoid getting into a situation of misconduct and fitness to practice.

The issues or allegations of misconduct may arise from situations like:

– Falsifying clinical records
– Falsifying references or qualifications or CV
– Failure to disclose important information to the GMC, GDC, NMC, GPhC, GOsC, GCC, HCPC or other regulatory body
– Problems with documentation, consent
– Inappropriate relations with patients or colleagues
– Prescribing issues
– Lying or covering up, e.g., failing to admit allegations at hearing
– Misconduct in personal life, e.g., criminal, sexual, violence, drink driving, fraud, social media issues
– Failure to apologise and express remorse
– Failing to demonstrate Insight, Reflection and Remediation

What is the Probity and Ethics course about? The Objectives of the course?

– Understanding what is Probity and Ethics and the expected Professional and Ethical standards
– Why is Probity and Ethics important for a doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife, pharmacist, osteopaths, chiropractors, psychologist, physiotherapists or other health and care professional
– Avoiding breaching the professional standards of probity and ethics as a professional clinician
– Understanding the results and impacts of a breach of probity and ethics on patients, colleagues, general public, the clinician and the regulator like the GMC, GDC, NMC, GPhC, GOsC, GCC, HCPC or other regulatory bodies
– What to do if a breach of probity and ethics happens – Building Insight, Reflection and Remediation
– Learning from cases/examples where a breach of probity and ethics happened

What does the Course day comprise of?

The Probity and Ethics course is a one-day course.

The course is very interactive and the course facilitator engages the delegates actively throughout the course.

The day comprises of lectures and discussions.

The lectures include:

– What is Probity and Ethics and the Professional standards expected of doctors, dentists, nurses/midwives, pharmacists, osteopaths, chiropractors, psychologist, physiotherapists or other health and care professionals
– Why is Probity and Ethics important
– Results and Impacts of a breach of Probity and Ethics on the doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife, pharmacist, osteopaths, chiropractors, psychologist, physiotherapists or other health and care professional, and also on others including patients, colleagues, general public, the profession and the regulator like the GMC, GDC, NMC , GPhC, GOsC, GCC, HCPC, Social Work England
– What should a doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife, pharmacist or other health and care professional do if a breach of Probity and Ethics has happened – Insight, Reflection and Remediation
– Discussions about previous cases/examples of dishonesty and breach of Probity and Ethics
– Discussions about individual cases of delegates (who wish to discuss their cases)

Who teaches the course?

The course facilitator has many years’ experience working in the NHS and is well aware of the processes of the GMC investigation and the MPTS.