3 March 2020
Regulators of health and care professionals set out how they will work in light of COVID-19
Sub-theme: Regulation
Introduced by
Chief executives of statutory regulators of health and care professionals
Targeted at
Health and care professionals
Timings
Joint statement published on 3 March 2020
Stated aims
To respond to concerns among health and care professionals about decisions they may need to take in order to provide the best care in challenging circumstances
Summary
The statement outlines how regulators will carry out their roles during the outbreak. It recognises that professionals may need to depart from established procedures in order to care for patients and people using health and social care services. It notes further that regulators may issue profession specific guidance to registrants to provide additional support where needed.
Source(s)
NMC joint statement
GMC joint statement