During Black History Month, and spurred on by the tragic circumstances of George Floyd’s and others’ untimely deaths, we at the Authority are reflecting on our responsibilities to promote equality, and to support and celebrate diversity and inclusion.

The General Chiropractic Council has met 17 out of 18 of our Standards of Good Regulation in its most recent review

Our new stakeholder engagement strategy has been published today. Effective engagement plays a vital part in helping us to achieve our objectives: to protect the public, promote good professional standards and maintain public confidence in regulation.

Danny Mortimer, Chief Executive of NHS Confederation, provides a guest blog on how the NHS has had to adapt quickly to the changes and challenges thrown its way by Covid-19 and how these could provide an opportunity to ‘reset’ how we work

We have been looking at the concerns surrounding virtual hearings and, following a consultation, we have now published the guidance

We have published our response to the report by Baroness Cumberlege - First Do No Harm - the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review. and agree fully that the system must change to prevent this happening again

A guest blog from Sarah Seddon, a healthcare practitioner and a patient, who discusses how the Duty of Candour has affected her personal life.

We have published our latest performance review for the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland - this is the last performance review carried out using our previous 24 Standards of Good Regulation and the PSNI has met 22 out of 24

We have been asked to produce some guidance for regulators on the issues surrounding virtual hearings of fitness to practise cases - we have produced draft guidance and are now seeking views on it - the deadline for getting in touch is 11 September

A guest blog from Jennie Jones where she discusses whether mediation has a potential role in resolving some fitness to practise cases