Assuring patient safety through regulation

Report from the National Voices' Party Conference dinners 2009: 'Assuring patient safety through regulation'

During the 2009 political party conference season, National Voices hosted a dinner discussion at each of the three main conferences, working in partnership with the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE), which provided guidance and advice in organising these dinners.  The theme of the dinners was ‘ensuring patient safety through regulation’, and participants were drawn from the health professional regulators, patient organisations, and respective political parties.

The main themes that emerged were: a confused and inconsistent regulatory landscape; a need for better patient engagement in regulation; better complaints systems; a better system for staff to voice concerns before they turn into whistleblowing issues.

Please click here to view the full report from the dinners.