The General Social Care Council has been cleared of breaching its own rules by denying a social worker the opportunity to contest medical advice that led to him being wrongly refused registration.
Last week the Care Standards Tribunal decided that, under the GSCC’s rules, the committee had the discretion, not an obligation, to grant someone an oral hearing to contest the medical adviser’s evidence.
Meanwhile in another case in October, the GSCC withdrew its objections to the registration of a social worker with bi-polar affective disorder. The case had gone to the Care Standards Tribunal after Peter Van der Gucht objected to the conditions imposed on him by the GSCC.
Gucht accused the GSCC of “stereotypical and outmoded views on mental health” and was backed by the Disability Rights Commission and mental health professionals.
Challenges to Social Care Council decisions
November 24, 2005 in Pay and conditions
More from Community Care
Related articles:
Job of the week
Featured jobs
Employer Zone
‘Solutions can’t be scripted here – you have to be creative’
Putting a team around the social worker to make a difference to families
How working in residential care enables staff to build one-on-one relationships with young people
‘We will always challenge ourselves to transform our services to improve outcomes for children and families’
‘It’s our job is to observe the child, find their voice and be their advocate’
Employer zone – showcasing a selection of the sector’s top recruiters
Community Care Inform
Latest stories
Care review urges national social work pay scales to reward expertise and boost retention
‘Why only specialist child protection teams will tackle the annual child death toll’
Frontline’s social work qualification rates lower than other fast-track schemes’, data shows
‘Considerable investment’ in social work helps twice inadequate-rated council rise to ‘good’
Comments are closed.