Safer care for all: solutions from professional regulation and beyond

Safer care for all: solutions from professional regulation and beyond This report highlights some of the biggest challenges affecting the quality and safety of health and social care across the UK today. It describes a ‘fragmented and complex’ patient and service user safety framework and calls for action to address the safety issues. The report's main recommendation is the appointment of an independent Health and Social Care Safety Commissioner (or equivalent) for each UK country. These commissioners would identify current, emerging, and potential risks across the whole health and social care system, and bring about the necessary action across organisations. The report goes on to consider four important themes: tackling inequalities; regulating for new risks; facing up to the workforce crisis; and accountability, fear and public safety. Professional Standards Authority