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UKCC publications. The United Kingdom Central Council is an organisation set up by
Parliament to ensure nurses, midwives and health visitors provide high standards of care
to their patients and clients. |
| Code
of professional conduct |
Defines the standards which are required at all times from registered
nurses, midwives and health visitors. This is the benchmark against which complaints of
misconduct are judged and the source of all the other professional advice and guidance
published by the UKCC |
| The
scope of professional practice |
The principles set out in this booklet have revolutionised professional
practice by allowing registered nurses, midwives and health visitors to develop their
practice in the interests of patients and according to their own professional knowledge,
competence and accountability |
| Guidelines
for records and record keeping |
Poor record keeping endangers patients, as many professional conduct cases
have shown. This guide explains how the UKCC believes it should be done. |
| Guidelines
for professional practice |
Expands upon the clauses of the Code of professional conduct and provides
professional and legal guidance on issues such as consent, accountability and making
concerns known |
| Practitioner-client
relationships and the prevention of abuse |
Explains that it is the responsibility of the registered practitioner to
maintain appropriate professional boundaries to relationships with clients at all times.
The UKCC believes that a zero tolerance of abuse is the only philosophy consistent with
public protection. The booklet also sets out guidance for the prevention, detection and
management of abuse |
| Reporting
misconduct - information for employers and managers |
Sets out the information which the UKCC needs from employers and managers
when considering a complaint of misconduct against a registered nurse, midwife or health
visitor |