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General Standards
Our two General Standards covering Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and how regulators and Accredited Registers engage and work with others. (We use the term “organisation” to refer to both regulators and Accredited Registers.)
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What do we expect?
The organisation engages and collaborates effectively, in order to inform, enhance and deliver its work. It seeks appropriate alignment with other organisations, and identifies and manages risks to the public in respect of its registrants.
Why is it important?
Through consultation and working with other organisations better policies can be developed. Sharing appropriate information on patient and service user safety matters can help to prevent harm.
What does this mean in practice?
- There is collaborative working between regulators, registers and other relevant organisations, including appropriate exchange of information related to risk and harm to the public.
- Policies and processes are informed by the views of, and information and evidence provided by, other organisations and people, to better support and advance public protection.
- Where appropriate and beneficial for public protection and quality of care, policies and processes are aligned with those of other organisations and regulators / registers and promote consistency of outcomes across the health and care professions.
Standard 4: Engaging and working with others
What do we expect?
The organisation engages and collaborates effectively, in order to inform, enhance and deliver its work. It seeks appropriate alignment with other organisations, and identifies and manages risks to the public in respect of its registrants.
Why is it important?
Through consultation and working with other organisations better policies can be developed. Sharing appropriate information on patient and service user safety matters can help to prevent harm.
What does this mean in practice?
- There is collaborative working between regulators, registers and other relevant organisations, including appropriate exchange of information related to risk and harm to the public.
- Policies and processes are informed by the views of, and information and evidence provided by, other organisations and people, to better support and advance public protection.
- Where appropriate and beneficial for public protection and quality of care, policies and processes are aligned with those of other organisations and regulators / registers and promote consistency of outcomes across the health and care professions.