The Open University conducted a study aimed to understand the experience of people being a witness in the Fitness to Practise process. The research focused on cases where the witness or their family member had died or believed that someone seriously harmed them.
The project involved input from members of the public, regulators, professionals, employers, lawyers and the public. Its aim was to find out about public experiences of the Fitness to Practise process and what regulators can do to improve it.
As part of the project, the OpenLearn course Improving patient, family and colleague witnesses' experiences of Fitness to Practise proceedings was produced. And as part of this production, a series of animations was created which explored various aspects of the Fitness to Practise process.
Animation 1 Why people do and do not raise concerns
This animation talks about why people might (or might not) decide to raise a concern about a health or social care professional.
Animation 2 The usability of websites when raising a concern
This animation talks about how easy it is to raise a concern with a professional regulator using their websites.
Animation 3 What is meant by vulnerability?
The term ‘vulnerable’ is often mis-understood. This
video talks about what vulnerability might mean for people who are witnesses in
a Fitness to Practise hearing.
Animation 4 Witness experiences of cross-examination
This video includes the experiences of people who were public witnesses in a Fitness to Practise hearing and the challenges they faced.
Animation 5 Recommendations to regulators
This animation explains our research recommendations that could help to improve the experiences of public witnesses who raise a concern to a professional regulator.
These are two animations for people involved in social care. The first is for service users of social care. It explains what Fitness to Practise is and what they can do to raise a concern with a regulator. The second is for social care and social work registrants. Similarly, it explains what Fitness to Practise is and why it is important for registrants to understand it along with how and why to raise a concern with a regulator.
Animation 6 What is Fitness to Practise for social care and social work service users?
Animation 7 What is Fitness to Practise for social care and social workers?
If you would like to find out more about the project, take a look at the Witness to harm, holding to account project page.
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