The Health Professions Council (HPC) welcomes the publication of the White Paper ‘Building the National Care Service’, and the government’s approach to regulating new groups.
Anna van der Gaag, Chair of the Health Professions Council, comments:
"I very much welcome the announcement in the White Paper that HPC will take a lead role in piloting a licensing model for the social care workforce in England.
"The work we will do along with other stakeholders on this new regulatory model reflects our firm commitment to widening regulation to maximise public protection whilst not placing disproportionate burdens on the workforce. We believe a licensing model can achieve this balance for support workers, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to pilot the scheme."
For more information see the White Paper and the Department of Health press release .
