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Response
Accepted
AI-assessed
Regulatory system patient safety priority
Recommendation
We recommend that the government should ensure that the current system of regulation and the collaboration of the regulators serves patient safety as the top priority, given the ineffectiveness of the system identified in this Inquiry.
Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
According to the Government Response (December 2021), the government accepted this recommendation, stating it is strengthening regulatory collaboration and that the CQC and GMC have improved information sharing arrangements. According to the Government Response (December 2021), the Health and Care Act 2022 includes provisions to improve regulatory effectiveness, aiming to ensure patient safety is paramount. No further specific published evidence detailing the progress of the regulatory reform programme has been identified since the 2021 response.
How was this assessed?
Assessed by gemini-2.5-flash on 19 Mar 2026
Checked data held on this site (government responses, progress updates, independent evidence)
External sources searched: www.gov.uk, www.legislation.gov.uk, hansard.parliament.uk
Jurisdiction
England
Response
Accepted
Response
Accepted
Accepted
Department of Health and Social Care
16 Dec 2021
Accepted. Government is strengthening regulatory collaboration. CQC and GMC have improved information sharing arrangements. The Professional Standards Authority oversees healthcare regulators. Regulatory reform programme underway to ensure patient safety is paramount. Health and Care Act 2022 includes provisions to improve regulatory effectiveness. (Source: Government Response, December 2021)
Source
Inquiry
Paterson Inquiry
Report
Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Issues raised by Paterson
04 Feb 2020
Responsible Bodies
Department of Health and Social Care
Primary
Themes & Tags
Recommendation age
6.1 yrs
Last formal update
1559 days ago