The ‘good’ professional regulator

Gallagher, Ann

doi:10.1177/0969733016643237

Nurs Ethics

2016

DOI: 10.1177/0969733016643237

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The ‘good’ professional regulator

Ann Gallagher

Abstract: It sometimes seems that we expect our regulators to be superheroes. We expect them to predict, detect and punish wrongdoing. We expect them to protect the rights and interests of vulnerable citizens. We expect them to provide guidance on exemplary ethical behaviour for every eventuality. We expect them to weigh benefits and harms wisely and bestow penalties on offenders that all agree are fair and appropriate. We might even find ourselves wishing that, like Wonder Woman or Spiderman, our professional regulator… Show more

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“…The study accordingly raises numerous questions about – and for – regulators. In a previous editorial in this journal, 4 there was discussion of regulators as ‘superheroes’, ‘adversaries’ or ‘good enough’. But how did they do during this pandemic – and how could they do better during the next pandemic?…”

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Towards ethical preparedness: Regulators’ responses to ethical issues during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Research and scholarship regarding ethical aspects of health and social care practices during the COVID-19 pandemic have detailed significant moral distress and dilemmas experienced by nurses and other practitioners. 1 What has not been foregrounded, thus far, has been practitioners' expectations and experiences of the role of regulators in mitigating -or contributing to -ethical challenges during the pandemic.A UK study 2 by one of the authors of this editorial (D.B.) reported findings from interviews and focus groups with practitioners and a round table event with regulators. Other editorial authors (R.H., M.R. and A.G.) participated in a webinar, discussing the study, in July 2021. 3 Much of the report data reflected ethical issues as highlighted in other pandemic research studies; however, data in this study also illuminated perspectives on the role and responsibilities of regulators. This is an area that has previously received little attention and suggests how practitioners in different professions perceive the role of the regulator, with a particular focus on responses to guidance, the invocation of the concept of judgement in regulatory guidance and the implications for relational regulation as we navigate this phase of the pandemic.In the study, commissioned by the Professional Standards Authority, practitioners did not generally perceive regulators as helpful or supportive. Rather, they had a lack of trust and feared blame and reproach. Perceptions of the regulator's role did not always reflect their statutory remit, and there was a tendency by some practitioners to compare their own professional regulator unfavourably to regulators of other professions. The value, or otherwise, of guidance from the regulator was contested, with questions arising regarding the timing, format and relevance of some regulatory guidance issued during the pandemic. Practitioners noted the tension that can arise between internally motivated approaches to ethical practice and practice that is driven by external standards and expectations. The notion of 'judgement' was of particular interest, whereby it was recognised as a recurrent expectation in professional guidance from

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A Research of Credit Rating of Small and Micro Enterprises on 2*2 Multidimensional Model Study

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An explosive growth of the number of small and micro enterprises happens in China driven by public entrepreneurship and innovation. However, the difficulty of assessing credit results in their financing difficulties which restricts the continued growth of enterprises. Based on the traditional credit rating theory, this paper constructs a 2*2 multidimensional model of the credit rating of small and micro enterprises by using WU's three-dimensional credit theory and combining the current situation of credit platform and the characteristics of small and micro enterprises. In horizontal view, we combine financial information and non-financial Information and incorporate the non-financial indicators into the rating system such as industry characteristics, business management foundation and business environment. In vertical view, we also focus on the personal credit characteristics of small and micro enterprises owners by combining the solvency and willingness to pay debts. Finally, we show the business application of this model.

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The ‘good’ professional regulator

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Towards ethical preparedness: Regulators’ responses to ethical issues during the COVID-19 pandemic

Towards ethical preparedness: Regulators’ responses to ethical issues during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Research of Credit Rating of Small and Micro Enterprises on 2*2 Multidimensional Model Study

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