CHRE to oppose election of council members
Regulatory councils should have no elected professional members, the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence is expected to say.
In a draft response (PDF 80K) to
the Foster and Donaldson reviews of professional regulation in the UK
(PJ, 27 July, p97), the CHRE makes a bald statement
that the current practice of electing professional members by any profession
should cease. The only explanation of thinking behind the statement is
that “governance changes to regulatory bodies must be an urgent
priority if regulatory councils are to be fit for purpose and embrace
the culture change needed to drive improvement.”
The response was to be considered for approval by the CHRE on 25 October,
as The Journal went to press. Comments by CHRE council members on an
earlier draft have already been incorporated.
The revised draft calls for a consistent fitness-to-practise (FTP) system
for all professions requiring harmonisation of rules and processes at
all stages of FTP processes. It also calls for either an independent,
outsourced adjudication system or a central pool of panel members who
work to common rules.
Overall, the CHRE sees the fact that there have been separate reviews
of medical and non-medical regulation as a problem. It says that the
two reports are not adequately integrated and make divergent recommendations
on key areas that go to the heart of public protection. |
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