CMSUK - Standards and Ethics Committee

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Standards and Ethics Committee

Committee Members (Standards):

• Jan Harrison	Harrison Associates	Committee Chairperson
• Carole Chantler	Davies Lavery Solicitors	CMSUK Chairperson
• Catherine Chapman	Chapman Health Care Services
• Helen Ainsworth	HACM Ltd
• Allison Saltrese	RT Disability Consultants

The current goals of the Standards group are:

Review of the Standards of Practice Responses to queries relating to Standards and Guidelines Terms and Conditions have been drawn up and approved by the Board

Committee Members (Ethics):

As per Standards group, plus:

• Neil Brooks	- Rehab Without Walls
• Paul Yeoman	- Partnerships in Care
• Tracey Storey	- Irwin Mitchell
• Chris Challoner	- Ethics advisor, RCN
• Representative of VRA

The current goals of the Ethics group are:
To produce a Code of Ethics – by Spring 2008, with launch in June 2008 To raise awareness of Ethical dilemmas and the approach that can be taken by workshops, ethics page of FAQs in Newsletter and on website, access for members to a panel of advisors To demonstrate evidence of development and learning in ethics – this will be taken up through the Education Team by encouragement of using portfolios etc.