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Healthcare regulators present a vision of the future

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01 Sep 2009

News about the GMC's attendance at the main political party conferences in September.

Effective healthcare regulation is essential for patient safety, high quality care and professional and public confidence. It is constantly evolving the meet the demands of patients and service users, the public, the professions and politicians.

At this year’s main political party conferences the General Medical Council (GMC), Health Professions Council (HPC) and the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), who together regulate over a million healthcare professionals, and the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the new adult health and social care regulator, will discuss their visions for the future of regulation. Joining them will be the Liberal Democrat and Conservative shadow health spokespeople and the Chair of the Commons Health Select Committee. The meetings will be chaired by Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund.

Details of our events are below – please come and join us to explore how to ensure that regulation is proportional responsive and fit for purpose.

   Liberal Democrat Labour  Conservative 
 Date: Monday 21 September Tuesday 29 September Wednesday 7 October
 Time: 13:00 - 14.00 18.00 - 19.30 17.45 - 19.00
 Venue: Avon Room, BIC Chartwell Room, Hilton Marquee 3, MICC
 Speakers: Sandra Gidley MP
Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Minister
Cynthia Bower
Chief Executive, CQC
Lord Kirkwood
GMC Council Member
Dr Anna van der Gaag
Chair, HPC
Professor Tony Hazell
Chair, NMC
 Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP
Chair, House of Commons Health Select Committee
Cynthia Bower
Chief Executive, CQC
Stephen Whittle
GMC Council Member 
Dr Anna van der Gaag
Chair, HPC
Professor Tony Hazell Chair, NMC

Anne Milton MP 
Shadow Health Minister

Cynthia Bower
Chief Executive, CQC
Professor Rajan Madhok
GMC Council Member
Marc Seale
Chief Executive, HPC
Professor Tony Hazell
Chair, NMC

N.B. Please note that you will need a conference pass to attend these events as they are held inside the secure zone at each of the conferences.

For further information, please contact publicaffairs@gmc-uk.org