Consultations

Framework for Guidelines on the Standards of Education and Training and monitoring of approved programmes

Coru (The Health and Social Care Professionals Council) is now consulting with educators and other interested parties on a framework for guidelines concerning the Standards of Education and Training and the processes for the monitoring of education and training programmes for professionals to be registered.  Consultation closes on 11 June 2010.  For further information, please contact education@coru.ie

 

Framework for a Common Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics

Consultations were held on a draft Framework for a Common Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics drafted by Council.

2 consultation workshops were held on 25 November 2009 and 21 January 2010 with Council members and nominated professionals from the 12 designated professionals and nominees from the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council and the Opticians Board.

The first workshop was well attended (26 professionals) and well received. There was a broad level of support for the common code. However, the wording of some principles required reworking.  Some suggestions for rewording came out of the focussed working groups and the draft code was amended and re-circulated to reflect this.

Professional groups were asked to consult their professional bodies on the revised code in advance of the next workshop and to feedback any comments in advance of the meeting.  The revised text was also sent to the competition authority and the office of the data protection commissioner.  Comments received were logged and circulated to participants at the 2^nd workshop.  22 responses were received.

The 2^nd workshop was attended by 28 participants.  Over 3 sessions, the groups considered the ethics, performance and conduct sections of the draft code.  The final session identified priority areas for the groups.  Feedback was collected from each session.

Feedback was considered by the Fitness to Practise working group of Council and a final text was agreed for recommendation to Council.

At its meeting on 11 February 2010, Council resolved to adopt the Framework for a Common Code of Ethics and Conduct as a guideline in accordance with section 31(7) of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act, 2005.  The agreed text will act as a guideline for registration boards, when appointed, to prepare their Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.

Coru would like to thank all who participated in the consultation process.