competence hearing

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competence hearing - a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense)

hearing - (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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Mitchell was the subject of a conduct and competence hearing in Glasgow.

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Elisabeth Brealey, who works for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) in North Wales, appeared at a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) conduct and competence hearing yesterday.

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A conduct and competence hearing will take place at the Hilton hotel in Leeds from December 8 to 11 and January 7 to 9, 2015.

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Stephen Fernie, who worked at The University Hospital of North Tees, in Stockton, also recorded a temperature of a patient on an observation chart without actually taking the temperature, a conduct and competence hearing found.

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At a conduct and competence hearing of the Nursing and Midwifery Council in Edinburgh on Friday, Barhoumi was suspended for 12 months for "very serious" dishonesty.

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James Sharp, employed by the Trust running Queen Elizabeth and Selly Oak hospitals at the time of the offences, was hauled before a competence hearing by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

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The Conduct and Competence hearing was told that while employed at Wrexham Maelor Hospital on November 1 2008, Cretney wrestled with a "difficult and deeply upset" pensioner to the horror of two night shift support workers.