Course Introduction:

Are you a doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife, pharmacist, psychologist, counsellor, physiotherapist, optometrist, optician, chiropractor, osteopath, or other healthcare professional facing a regulatory complaint, investigation, or fitness to practise process?
Whether you’re regulated by the GMC, GDC, NMC, GPhC, HCPC, Social Work England, SSSC, GOC, GCC, or GOsC, this Module on Remediation is designed to help you navigate these challenging situations.
This course is also ideal for healthcare professionals looking to enhance their skills through continuing professional development (CPD).

The Module on Remediation provides comprehensive training for healthcare professionals facing fitness to practise remediation or those seeking to regain compliance with professional standards.
The course focuses on addressing complaints, inquiries, and investigations while offering essential insights into reflective practice, ethical decision-making, and strategies for rebuilding professional trust and confidence.

Who This Course Is For:

• Doctors facing GMC investigations or fitness to practise reviews.
• Dentists managing GDC complaints and inquiries.
• Nurses and midwives undergoing NMC fitness to practise proceedings.
• Pharmacists involved in GPhC fitness to practise processes.
• Healthcare professionals regulated by the HCPC, including psychologists, physiotherapists, podiatrists, and more.
• Optometrists, chiropractors, and osteopaths under investigation by their respective regulators.
• Healthcare professionals seeking a CPD course to improve their reflective practice and professionalism.

Key Topics Covered in the Course:

• Remediation course for healthcare professionals: Essential steps to address regulatory body complaints, investigations, and fitness to practise hearings.
• Fitness to practise remediation training: How to navigate the processes of various regulatory bodies like the GMC, GDC, NMC, GPhC, and HCPC.
• Professionalism remediation course: Strategies to regain compliance with professional standards.
• CPD course for healthcare professionals: Reflective practice, self-assessment, and remediation for continuous professional growth.
• Handling regulatory body complaints: Guidance on managing inquiries and avoiding potential breaches of professional standards.
• Regulatory investigation support: Fitness-to-practise preparation for healthcare professionals across all regulated fields.
• Reflective practice and remediation: How reflective learning supports long-term professional success.

Key Outcomes:

• Develop a clear understanding of remediation processes for fitness to practise hearings.
• Gain practical skills to handle complaints, inquiries, and investigations with confidence.
• Build strategies for reflective practice to enhance professional development.
• Understand the requirements of regulatory bodies such as the GMC, GDC, NMC, GPhC, HCPC, and more.
• Prepare for fitness to practise hearings and demonstrate insight into regulatory expectations.

Helpful Resources:

• General Medical Council (GMC): Guidance on medical professionalism and fitness to practise processes.
• General Dental Council (GDC): Resources for dentists facing fitness to practise reviews.
• Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC): Information on fitness to practise proceedings for nurses and midwives.
• General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC): Regulatory body for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC): Regulation for allied healthcare professionals.
• Social Work England: Standards for social workers in England.
• Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC): Regulates social service workers in Scotland.
• General Optical Council (GOC): Regulator for optometrists and opticians.
• General Chiropractic Council (GCC): Professional standards for chiropractors.
• General Osteopathic Council (GOsC): Regulator for osteopaths.