CMSUK - Standards and Ethics Committee

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Standards and Ethics Committee

Committee Members (Standards):

• Jan Harrison	Harrison Associates	Former CMSUK Director
• Carole Chantler	DWF LLP	CMSUK Chair
• Catherine Chapman	Chapman Healthcare Services Ltd	Former CMSUK Director
• Helen Ainsworth	Independent	Former CMSUK Director
• Allison Saltrese	RT Disability Consultants	Former CMSUK Director

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.