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From Saturday 1 December, the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE), which oversees bodies which regulate healthcare professionals, is changing its name to the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA). The PSA will assess the performance, conduct audits and scrutinise the decisions of the healthcare regulators....

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The Patients Association has published its fourth annual report of ‘Patient Stories’, a series of case studies highlighting examples of poor care in the NHS. The report covers 13 accounts of poor care, written by the patients themselves or relatives of those who experienced it. The Patients Association is...

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SEDA (Staff and Educational Development Association) is undertaking a study on behalf of the HEA to understand current awareness and assess the impact of the UK Professional Standards Framework for learning and teaching in higher education (UKPSF). The research is funded by the HEA and conducted by SEDA using...

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Help needed to shape doctors’ training Doctors, medical students, patients and healthcare professions are being urged to take part in a major independent review of UK postgraduate medical education and training. The Shape of Training review wants to hear from people across UK healthcare who have a view on...

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The 2012 CAIPE Chair’s Event was held on 23rd November at the NCVO in London. This, the third Chair’s Event, was once again very well received by those present and we can look forward to addressing another issue of importance in 2013. To see the full summary go to...

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The CAIPE board is delighted to inform members that the next chair of CAIPE will be Dr Richard Gray; he will take up his post as CAIPE chair at the AGM June 20th 2013. Richard Gray has been a Board member since 2009 and an executive group member since...

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