In a proposed restructure of professional regulation in the United Kingdom, nine regulatory bodies in the healthcare area may be merged with a view to achieving greater efficiencies.
In a consultation paper to be issued by the office of the Health Secretary, views will be sought in respect of the amalgamation of several regulatory bodies, to include the following:
General Medical CouncilGeneral Dental CouncilNursing and Midwifery CouncilGeneral Chiropractic CouncilGeneral...
In a proposed restructure of professional regulation in the United Kingdom, nine regulatory bodies in the healthcare area may be merged with a view to achieving greater efficiencies.
In a consultation paper to be issued by the office of the Health Secretary, views will be sought in respect of the amalgamation of several regulatory bodies, to include the following:
General Medical Council
General Dental Council
Nursing and Midwifery Council
General Chiropractic Council
General Osteopathic Council
Health and Care Professions Council
Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
General Optical Council
General Pharmaceutical Council
It is anticipated that the consultation paper will set out various options and potential frameworks, to include the option of merging some bodies and leaving others as stand-alone regulators.
We will provide updates on the consultation process as it progresses.
Authors: Lyn McCarthy and James Roddy