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Proceeding contribution from Earl Howe (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 13 March 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Health and Social Care Bill.

Health and Social Care Bill

I apologise to the noble Baroness for not covering that point. We are well aware of precisely that view among the workforce. With the creation of a voluntary register, the process that she refers to will gather its own momentum because people will see the opportunities open to them to accord themselves the status that they clearly crave. It is important, from the point of view of the patient, that hospitals—and, indeed, care homes—are employing people of a certain standard of accreditation and skill. I think, therefore, that this will be self-fuelling and I hope that, once the register is on offer, substantial numbers of healthcare support workers will be encouraged to join it.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
736 c171-2 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Codes of practice Care homes Competition Ancillary staff Health Health services Finance Human rights Drugs Health professions Home care services General Social Care Council Local government Medical treatments Patients Protection Property transfer Pharmacy Older people Mergers Nurses Staff Mental health services Negligence National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Registration Standards Vulnerable adults Training Regulation Safety Reform Social services Social workers Risk assessment Health and Social Care Information Centre Health Professions Council Monitor Physiology National Patient Safety Agency Clinical commissioning groups Health and Care Professions Council Healthcare assistants
Legislation
Health and Social Care Bill 2010-12
Link
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