Last month, our Interim Director of Fitness to Practise, Yvanne Kennedy took part in a panel discussion about the complaints and investigations process at a Healthcare and Regulatory Conference.

The panel included Dr Suzanne Crowe, President of the Medical Council as well as senior lawyers. The discussion covered topics about compassion in fitness to practise, the use of social media by professionals and handling complaints at the earliest stage of the fitness to practise process.

The Healthcare and Regulatory Conference, a cross-border event with speakers from Ireland and Northern Ireland, was hosted by law firm Carson McDowell.

The theme of the conference was Legal Systems and Health Services: Cross-Border Learning in Healthcare Law and was attended by more than 100 legal and regulatory professionals.