The Department of Health published a review of the regulation of non-medical healthcare professions on 14 July 2006, at the same time as a review of medical regulation. Comments on the proposals contained in the two reviews could be sent to the Department of Health until 10 November 2006. For more information, click here
For the response from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, click on the link below:
Good doctors, safer patients and The regulation of non-medical healthcare professionals
The Society sought input from its members into its response to the two reviews, and invited views and comments by noon on Monday 9 October 2006. For a letter from the Society and two briefing papers, click on the links below:
RPSGB consultation on its response
to the Foster and Donaldson reports (letter)
The Foster and Donaldson reports - Briefing
1: The three key issues for RPSGB
The Foster and Donaldson reports - Briefing
2: Other issues for RPSGB
For information about the Government's White Paper on the future of healthcare professional regulation, Trust, Assurance and Safety - The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century, published on 21 February 2007, click here.
Contact:
Karen Turnham