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Written question asked by Fiona Bruce (Conservative) on Monday, 13 May 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 May 2019 (named day). It was answered by Jackie Doyle-Price (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 May 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


Foetuses

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answers of 6 February 2019 to Question 214478 on Foetuses: Analgesics and of 26 February 2019 to Question 223137 on Abortion, whose role it is to oversee clinical practices to ensure (a) consistency of practice and (b) equality of patient advice and care.

Answer

Individual organisations should have in place their own clinical governance and ensure their clinical practices are in line with any national guidelines. It is the role of the Care Quality Commission to monitor, inspect and regulate healthcare services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety.

Healthcare professional regulators, including the General Medical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council, are responsible for assuring the fitness to practise of healthcare professionals, and can take action against professionals who do not meet the standards for professional conduct set by the regulators.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
253557
Session
2017-19
Related items
Foetuses: Surgery
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Abortion
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Abortion Surgery Spina bifida Analgesics Foetuses
Link
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