GB-London: Research Project - The concept of seriousness in fitness to practice cases

The General Dental Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) invites tenders for work on a cross regulatory research project -The Concept of Seriousness in fitness to practice cases. This work is being led by the GDC in a partnership with the NMC. The project will involve reviewing published case information from other healthcare regulators (HR) and conducting qualitative fieldwork with representatives from HRs who agree to participate.

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2.2This research has three primary objectives:

•To develop an understanding of how the concept of seriousness in relation to misconduct is defined and applied by professional regulators, and to identify the considerations that influence that application; •To achieve a clearer understanding of the similarities and differences in approaches across regulation and reasons for these;

•To describe the relationship between professional misconduct, enforcement actions and the statutory objectives of healthcare regulation.

We are looking for the Contract to commence around November 2019 with a final report to be completed by the end of May 2021. We anticipate the value of the Contract will be circa £130,000 including any expenses but exclusive of VAT