Professional regulation latest news
Find out the latest news on all areas of professional regulation, what's new on this site and how NHS Employers is supporting you.
Responsible officer - consultation
The Department of Health is currently consulting on the details of the role and function of the responsible officer (RO). NHS Employers is seeking your views by 13 October to feed into this consultation.
Briefing: professional regulation
The Government's recent white paper, 'Trust, assurance and safety: the regulation of health professionals in the 21st century' and its accompanying documents set out a blueprint for health regulation reform that will have a significant impact on employers.
Response to White Paper
Following consultation, which included NHS Employers collecting views from and responding on the behalf of employers, the Government has today published three documents aimed at strengthening the future regulation of healthcare professionals and improving patient safety.
Supporting employers
We are supporting employers throughout these reviews into the future of professional regulation. Here's what we are doing for employers throughout the reviews in 2006/07:
Medical and non-medical regulation
The system for the regulation of the healthcare workforce currently incorporates nine regulatory bodies including, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Healthcare Professions Council (HPC) and the General Medical Council (GMC), and the overarching Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE).
Clear sexual boundaries
In January 2008, the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) issued three sets of guidance on the maintenance of clear sexual boundaries between healthcare professionals and patients. Although, the guidance is directed at the regulators and not at employers, the documents are a helpful framework for employers when reviewing processes ar
Consultation
We gathered the views of employers to feed into the consultation on the professional regulation of the medical and non-medical workforce.
