'Safer care for all' report
The report was launched on Tuesday 6th September 2022 at a Parliamentary reception in the House of Lords - providing an opportunity to raise the issues up the political agenda and facilitate networking/discussion of some of the concerns.
IBMS President Debra Padgett represented the IBMS at the event and reported back:
I welcome the report and the recommendations outlined that were presented yesterday. Patient safety is something that we should all hold at the centre of the work we do.
It was heartening to hear that there was an understanding that regulation of Biomedical Scientists (and wider healthcare professions) keeps the public safe, supports the delivery of a workforce strategy, facilitates the continuous development of our teams and provides confidence to the public in the services we deliver.
The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care was established by Parliament in 2002 to improve the regulation of healthcare professionals, put the public interest at the heart of regulation, and bring consistency and coordination to the work of regulators.
Their new report examines the current state of professional health and care regulation in the UK, and identifies and proposes solutions to some of the huge challenges in health and social care today.
It considers four main themes: 'Tackling inequalities', 'Regulating for new risks', 'Facing up to the workforce crisis' and 'Accountability, fear, and public safety'. It also looks into 'Structural flaws in the safety framework'.
