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Quality Assurance in Health and Social Care Education - Working with Professional and Statutory Regulatory Bodies. Fiona McArthur-Rouse Head of Academic Planning & Quality Faculty of Health & Social Care. Professional and Statutory Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs). Statutory Regulators
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Quality Assurance in Health and Social Care Education- Working with Professional and Statutory Regulatory Bodies Fiona McArthur-Rouse Head of Academic Planning & Quality Faculty of Health & Social Care
Professional and Statutory Regulatory Bodies (PSRBs) • Statutory Regulators • Regulatory Bodies that are set up by ‘statute’ (legislation) • Protection of the public • Maintain a register of individuals whose professional titles are protected by law • Sets standards for the education, training, conduct and performance of registrants • Professional Bodies • Membership organisations, usually for single professions or sub-sets of professions • Provide profession-specific guidance regarding ‘good practice’ (e.g. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities and curriculum content) • Accreditation of programmes
Regulated Professions at CCCU Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) • Occupational Therapy • Diagnostic Radiography • Operating Department Practitioners • Paramedics • Speech and Language Therapists • Social Workers • Clinical Psychology Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) • Nursing (adult, child, mental health) • Midwifery • Health Visiting/School Nursing General Optical Council (GOC) • Dispensing Opticians General Medical Council (GMC) (in progress) • Postgraduate Medicine
Programme Approval • Usually conducted ‘conjointly’ between the University and the PSRBs • Programme teams map their programmes to show how they meet the relevant PSRB’s standards for education/proficiency • Reviewers scrutinise the evidence provided and attend the approval event on behalf of the PSRB • Conditions and recommendations are jointly agreed and the reviewer reports back to the PSRB
Programme Monitoring • Approved programmes are subject to annual monitoring (risk-based) to ensure that they continue to meet the PSRB’s standards • Process may involve a visit/inspection, involving staff, students and placement providers • The University is accountable for the management of quality (and risk) of the education and practice-based elements of the programme • Need to work in partnership with placement providers to ensure the quality of the learning experience and the protection of the public
Health Education England • Local Education and Training Board (Health Education – Kent, Surrey and Sussex) commissions our programmes • Conduct annual quality monitoring of placement providers and the University using Education Commissioning for Quality performance indicators • Requirement to demonstrate impact of our programmes on patient outcomes through the Education Outcomes Framework