HPC Complaints (alternative courses of action)

Hi Mark, yes I am well enough thanks. A little older... Not sure on increase of wisdom - the jury is out on that... Yourself?

Thanks for your reply. Yes I can see why NHS boards/authorities may go this route.

What about the legality of HPC listing names of practitioners on their website for years after cases come up?

I would think this would contravene the principle of the Data Protection Act that information is only gathered and kept to be used for it's original purpose then must be destroyed!

 

There are a whole raft of issues regarding the way the HPC operates and manages the FTP hearings - many of them discussed at length on Arena. I had a malicious and vexatious complaint made against myself by a colleague - who had previously made the same complaint through the PCT which was deemed unfounded and malicious - yet the HPC carried out their own investigation, without notifying myself. Thirteen months later they too agreed it was without foundation and malicious - yet did not take any retrosepctive action against the complainant. How does this square with their own professional standards? In August 2008 I wrote to the Chief Executive, Marc Seale, outlining my concerns and indicated I was with-holding my registration fees until I had assurances that when a malicious, unfounded complaint is made against a registrant, the HPC will seek to take appropriate action - either through their own FTP procedures where the complainant is a fellow registrant - or through the courts, where the complainant is a member of the public. To date I have yet to receive a reply. I don't seek to inculcate other colleagues into lapsing their registration - although it seems many in private practice already have, but I do feel, as a profession, we need to take a stance against these grossly unfair and potentially damaging procedures. Sadly it doesn't look like any of the professional representative organisations are willing or able to take up these issues on behalf of their members.........but I think we all know why!

Doing just fine thanks - are you still up in the Hebrides?