Practitioner Performance Advice service Archives

Date published: 30th November 2022

Practitioner Performance Advice launches new Insights paper on HPANs

Our Practitioner Performance Advice service has today published its latest Insights paper: Healthcare Professional Alert Notices (HPANs): insights from nine years of managing the scheme which explains what an HPAN is, why they are issued and their importance in ensuring patient, staff and public safety. …

Date published: 28th September 2022

Launch of behavioural assessment resources

Our Practitioner Performance Advice service has today published its latest Insights paper: Behavioural Assessments: findings from an in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis and an accompanying video which explains what a behavioural assessment involves, and the types of situations in which it can help to achieve …

Date published: 28th April 2022

Resources to support the right decisions on excluding doctors and dentists published

A suite of resources from NHS Resolution’s Practitioner Performance Advice service will help healthcare leaders make the right decisions on exclusions, to ensure patients and staff are protected from harm, and that doctors and dentists are treated fairly, in line with a just and learning …

Date published: 28th October 2021

Practitioner Performance Advice launches a range of digital resources

Our Practitioner Performance Advice education service has developed a range of digital resources, including five short, informational videos detailing key aspects of the service. The videos form part of the service’s overall aim to support the healthcare system in understanding, managing and resolving performance concerns …

Date published: 18th March 2021

Introducing a Local Assessment of Clinical Performance

As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are unable to deliver on-site clinical performance assessments of practitioners in the NHS at this time. We understand that healthcare organisations may still need help with assessing aspects of a practitioner’s clinical performance so we have developed …

Date published: 27th October 2020

Research into concerns raised by healthcare organisations about practitioners

Practitioner Performance Advice will be launching a new and important programme to share research and insights drawn from our work to support healthcare organisations in better understanding, managing and resolving concerns about doctors, dentists or pharmacists. Our initial work on this programme is already providing …

Date published: 27th October 2020

Professional Support and Remediation

The Professional Support and Remediation team offers bespoke action plans aimed at supporting healthcare organisations and practitioners to help individual practitioners return to safe and effective practice. We provide plans for practitioners returning to work and/or re-skilling and remediation. For example, during the Covid-19 pandemic …

Date published: 20th July 2020

Practitioner Performance Advice offers behavioural assessments remotely

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, parts of the organisation swiftly adapted service delivery to meet the demands of the changing landscape. As part of this work, Practitioner Performance Advice is delivering behavioural assessments remotely to support organisations managing performance concerns. We are pleased that …