Regulation

Healthcare higher education is sited between healthcare professional regulation and higher education regulation.

The Council’s regulation portfolio focuses on:

• Encouraging outcome-focused and risk-based regulatory reform for higher education institutions and healthcare professionals
• Ensuring regulatory reform allows growth in funding higher education
• Making the case for leadership to feature strongly in professional standards

The Council works closely with key partners in this area including the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health and Care Professions Council, the Office for Students, and the Quality Assurance Agency.

The Council’s Regulation Advisory Group provides strategic advice on the priorities and workstreams of the portfolio. 

Lead member: Paula Holt 

Scotland lead: Annetta Smith 

Wales lead: Jayne Cutter 

Office lead: Josh Niderost

CoDH response to KPMG review of professional regulators

16 Sep 2021 in News & blogs, Policy, Regulation

The Council has responded to KPMG’s review of professional regulators, which is being undertaken on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). This follows the DHSC’s recent consultation on... Read More »

CoDH response to IfATE consultation on degree apprenticeships

16 Sep 2021 in News & blogs, Policy, Regulation

The Council has responded to the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s (IfATE) consultation on degree apprenticeships. We agreed with the proposed changes, which have already occurred for most ... Read More »

CoDH response to NMC consultation on post-registration standards

3 Aug 2021 in Policy, Regulation

The Council has responded to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) consultation on post-registration standards for community and public health nursing. This includes specialist community public health nursin... Read More »

CoDH statement: ‘Nurse’ as a protected title

28 Jul 2021 in News & blogs, Regulation

The Council of Deans of Health supports a change in legislation for the word ‘nurse’ to become a protected title. The current situation whereby nurses on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) register are called ‘... Read More »

CoDH response to DHSC consultation on Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public

5 Jul 2021 in Policy, Regulation, Uncategorized

The Council has responded to the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) consultation on Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public. The Council highlighted the importance of ‘right t... Read More »