Regulating doctors, ensuring good medical practice

Memorandums of understanding

We have signed memorandums of understanding with some of these organisations to help us work together effectively and efficiently to protect, promote, and maintain the health and safety of the public.

An MoU is an agreed framework for cooperation and collaboration between organisations. It does not affect statutory functions or amend any other policies or agreements already in place.

Agreements with individual organisations

We have signed memorandums of understanding with the following organisations.

Care Commission (Scotland)

Citizens Advice Scotland

Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deaneries

Health & Safety Executive

Human Fertilisation And Embryology Authority

UK Public Health Register

National Clinical Assessment Service

NHS Counter Fraud Service

NHS Education for Scotland

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland

NHS Scotland Counter Fraud Services

Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

Criminal Cases Review Commission

NHS Practitioner Health Programme

Joint agreement

We have signed a memorandum of understanding with the following organisations:

We have signed a memorandum of understanding with regulators of healthcare professionals in other European states through the Healthcare Professionals Crossing Borders initiative: