Of course Wilt predicted the demise of the GSCC and wondered what on earth Penny Thompson was doing taking on the job. And whatever it is stated in this article: http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/09/01/115203/gscc-chief-aims-for-strong-legacy-after-reform-plan-dashed.htm it will not be two years but in fact 18 months when the GSCC disappear – i.e. end of March 2012.
Despite the opinions of some solicitors, Regulator Watch actually does fulfil a role in reporting, monitoring and acting as a pressure on the social care regulators. Obviously those letters to David Cameron had some effect.
Wilt, not being registered due to the stupid rules that permit someone to call themselves a social care consultant, has no personal interest in the outcome, but we know many registered social workers and victims of the GSCC who are still celebrating.
We are off to get Tony Blair’s book.
Wilt
Now we are going to have to look at the HPC instead of the GSCC. They have just struck off the Harlequins physiotherapist who provided the joke blood capsules in the bloodgate scandal yet the consultant who actually wielded the knife to create a wound where there had been none only gets a warning from the BMA. As ever it appears that the BMA is much more lenient towards its registrants than social care and other health profession regulators. All should have a level playing field but it is not the case as I indicated earlier in my example of how two members from different professions working in an integrated team eg social worker and OT could be treated differently by their respective regulators in the event of referral. This is not compatible with the rules of natural justice.
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