Changes to professional regulation must be evidence based
Changes made to the regulation of health care professionals need to be based on appropriate evidence, the Council
for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence said this week.
Any change from the current position should be “properly researched,
consulted on and piloted where appropriate”, the CHRE states in
its response to the call for ideas on non-medical professional regulation
from Andrew Foster, director of workforce at the Department of Health.
The CHRE also argues that any adjustment in the number of regulatory
bodies should be similarly based on evidence and is not, at present,
necessary. “At this point in time, CHRE feels that to concentrate
on the number of regulators is unhelpful and will delay yet further the
necessary pace of change to bring about desired regulatory reform,” it
says.
In its response, the CHRE also suggests that practitioners who are subject
to conditions on their practice should be appropriately supervised and
that supervision at a local level, as carried out by the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society, is key to protecting the public. “CHRE supports, as part
of clinical governance, the creation of funded local posts, as these
are more likely to deliver public protection than a centrally based institution.
CHRE commends the inspectorate model relied on by the Royal Pharmaceutical
Society to ensure that local pharmacists are monitored appropriately.” |
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