UK Central Council Research Articles

Editorial

Last week the UK Central Council reached the conclusion that the dispute between its senior staff and chief executive Colin Ralph was irreconcilable. Mr Ralph has parted company with the UKCC after a long and protracted dispute which erupted seven months ago. This sorry saga has left its mark on the Council, its staff and Council members. But there is work to be done before the healing can begin. And, as part of that process, the UKCC will be subjected to a fundamental review.

UKCC ballot to choose mediators.

A ballot of UK Central Council members will determine who sits on the Council committee being set up in an attempt to mediate between Registrar Colin Ralph and disaffected senior staff.

Ralph survives sacking bid

UK Central Council Registrar Colin Ralph survived calls for his dismissal at an unprecedented private meeting of Council members last week, but the controversy surrounding him is set to continue for at least another month.

Task group recommended to mediate in Ralph saga.

UK Central Council Registrar Colin Ralph, £84,000 a year chief executive of nursing's regulatory body, should go on a three month management course, the committee investigating an official grievance brought against him has recommended.

UKCC reveals new figures on nursing

The profile of the average nurse is changing, statistics produced by the UK Central Council reveal.

UKCC leaders silent as grievance begins.

A stony silence continued to envelop the leadership of the UK Central Council as angered staff began official grievance procedures, demanding that ethical questions over the appointment of an administrative manager be addressed.

Fear over UKCC report's impact.

Nursing home managers have reacted angrily to the UK Central Council's controversial report on standards in nursing homes. While the report's recommendations have been widely welcomed, both Government and the Registered Nursing Homes Association questioned the figures the report based its findings on.

UKCC warned that supernumerary promises are being broken over 'tightrope' students.

Government promises to allow nursing students to be supernumerary are not being kept, UK Central Council officers have been warned.

Editorial

Serious questions need to be asked about the independence of the UK Central Council following allegations that it may have bowed to government pressure to suppress a damning report into nursing homes until after the European elections because its findings may be politically sensitive.

Management crisis erupts at UKCC.

UK Central Council President Mary Uprichard has called in an outside personnel consultant to help resolve a major rift between Registrar Colin Ralph and disaffected senior staff.

UKCC warns of immense' crisis in nursing home sector.

The UK is on the brink of a crisis in the nursing home sector that is likely to match the scale of the mental health scandals in the Seventies, the UK Central Council hits warned.

UKCC concern over redeployment

The UK Central Council is set to condemn trusts and health authorities seeking to redeploy enrolled nurses as health care assistants.

Little differences cause me to blush.

Now that we have a new UK Central Council, there is a new opportunity to examine the position of the enrolled nurse.

Continuing commitment

Continuing education is no longer a luxury for muses but a necessity. The final UK Central Council proposals on post-registration education and practice for muses (PREP) are currently out for consultation to the profession and are expected to be finalised in the autumn.

Call for review of UK Central Council.

Nursing unions have backed calls for a review of the UKCC's professional conduct machinery. This follows the reinstatement of a nurse struck oil after lying about the circumstances surrounding a patient's death.

A major milestone.

Several things combined to ensure that the implications of the UK Central Council's recent statement on PREP were almost lost in a barrage of supplementary questions. There was the issue of funding, for example. Would the government pay for the five statutory study days?

URCC direct election results.

The following people have been electee! to the UK Central Council. They will take up their seats in April.

The first step to PREP

What’s happened to PREP - the UK Central Council’s Post registration Education and Practice proposals? Last year, it appeared only a matter of time before the framework and necessary funding would be in place for PREP to be implemented. Now, however, it seems we must be content with a piecemeal approach to its introduction. Those elements that cost little to put into force are going ahead while the more costly elements have been put on hold. At present, yet another ‘costs and benefits’ exercise is taking place, this time commissioned directly by the Government.

Call for ban on tobacco adverts

The UK Central Council has called on the government to ban tobacco advertising.

Contract commitment on Code needed

Districts and GP fundholders should ensure provider units demonstrate their commitment to the UK Central Council's Code of Professional Conduct before they draw up contracts for treatment, new standards on contracting say.