Introduction
in the UK. All reports and results of inspections are publicly available, which empowers patients to choose between providers. The application and enforcement of universal standards ensures that each and every patient is able to access the best standard of care, as close to home as possible. Monitor’s primary duty is to support and protect
patients’ interests by promoting the provision of healthcare services that is economic, efficient and effective, and maintains or improves their quality. Their regulation responsibilities cover the provision, pricing and procurement of health services, working closely with other regulators and national bodies to ensure a joined up approach. Monitor ensures that healthcare providers are
well-led and are able to deliver quality care on a sustainable basis. They do this by setting the governance and operational standards that all healthcare providers must meet to be eligible for the provider licence that they issue. This approach supports a sustainable, well managed health system in the UK, allowing for action to be taken at the earliest opportunity to protect, maintain and improve patient services. The function of these organisations is vital to
ensure that those organisations responsible for the provision of healthcare keep service-users at
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the centre of their care, and to create a culture of openness and a goal of high performance.
Professional regulation and standards Another key function is carried out by the professional regulators, who are in turn overseen by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). The PSA uses ‘right-touch regulation’ to provide a strong, independent voice for service users and the public in the regulation of health and care professionals throughout the UK. The PSA monitors policy developments in the UK and internationally and provides advice on issues relating to professional standards in health and social care. There are nine professional regulators overseen
by the PSA, of which the two best-known are the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The GMC helps to protect patients and improve medical education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and doctors. The NMC offers similar value to the professions of nursing and midwifery. The UK has some of the most highly skilled and empowered nurses in the world; and the midwifery profession is a distinct specialism in the UK. Both organisations support professionals in achieving and exceeding national standards, and
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