March 2020
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This conference considered the next steps for reforming professional healthcare regulation in the UK.
This timely conference followed the government response to the Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation consultation, which looks at proposals for achieving a more responsive regulatory system and to modernise the fitness to practise process.
Areas for discussion included:
- Policy priorities moving forward following the government response to consultation;
- The impact of changes to professional healthcare regulators, healthcare professionals, and patients; and
- Supporting the workforce and developing education and training.
Speakers and Chairs
The agenda included keynote contributions from: John Barwick, Interim Chief Executive and Deputy Registrar, Health and Care Professions Council; Alan Clamp, Chief Executive, Professional Standards Authority; Charlie Massey, Chief Executive, General Medical Council; Colum Conway, Chief Executive, Social Work England; Professor Sheona MacLeod, Deputy Medical Director for Education Reform, Health Education England; and Jon Restell, Chief Executive, Managers in Partnership.
Further speakers included: Michele Golden, NHS Resolution; Dr Judith Graham, Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust; Dr Clea Harmer, Sands; Dr Rob Hendry, Medical Protection Society; Nicola Hill, Kingsley Napley; Dr Paula Holt, University of Derby and Council of Deans of Health; Dr Rinesh Parmar, The Doctors’ Association UK; Clare Strickland, Nursing and Midwifery Council and Dr Matthew Tuck, BMA.
The chairs were Baroness Cumberlege, Independent Chair, National Maternity Review, NHS England and Rt Hon the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.
The agenda in summary
- Opportunities for regulatory autonomy and streamlining the fitness to practise process;
- The impact of the government response to Promoting professionalism, reforming regulation;
- Fostering professionalism through education and training;
- Reshaping regulation and enabling change - the journey of a new specialist social work regulator;
- Assessing the future scope of regulation - risk, regulating managerial roles, and individual and organisational accountability;
- Proactive, flexible and fair: why today’s NHS needs responsive regulation;
- Implementing reform - supporting the workforce, addressing indemnity costs, and promoting a learning culture; and
- Next steps in the reform of professional regulation.
