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Regulator disappointed at the pace of reform

1 min read Communication GDC
Steps towards reform to the legislation that underpins the UK’s healthcare regulators were taken on February 17, 2022, as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) sets out the direction for future reforms. The General Dental Council (GDC) welcomes this important milestone but is extremely disappointed by the timetable.

The government first consulted on reforms to healthcare professional regulation in 2017 and again in 2021, setting out proposals for a new consistent and modernised framework. The consultation outcomes recognise the need to update legislation that has not been significantly reformed for decades but set out an approach which means the GDC will not see full reform of its legalisation for years to come.

The GDC has long pushed for a flexible and modernised regulatory framework and it is good to see that progress is now being made. But the regulator is frustrated by the absence of any clear timetable for reform.

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