Regulation of Professional Practice in Healthcare
Tuesday 16th October 2018
Regulation of Professional Practice in Healthcare
Ms Kathleen Kinsella
Programme Summary:
This CPD programme provides the participants with comprehensive insight into the purpose, the working and need for regulation across healthcare disciplines in Ireland. This programme will critically evaluate the role of regulators in the protection of the public.
Programme Aims:
- To understand how regulation and regulatory bodies improve performance by ensuring adherence to high standards of care delivery.
- To understand that regulation and regulatory bodies provide assurance to stakeholders that services meet such standards by providing a mechanism for holding organisations or individuals to account.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the programme, participants should be able to:
- Critically analyse the legal framework that enables regulatory bodies to operate;
- Critically examine the different models of regulation used by regulatory bodies;
- Develop a critical understanding of how a regulatory body operates;
- Develop a critical understanding of the key functions and remit of a healthcare professional regulatory body.