§ Baroness Michie of Gallanachasked Her Majesty's Government:
What contingency plans they have in place for patients and clients of therapists who have to stop work because of deregistration from the Health Professions Council. [HL1096]
§ Lord WarnerIt is the responsibility of individual practitioners to maintain their registration. It is for local employers to verify their employees' current registration, both before appointment and periodically thereafter thus ensuring the safety of patients and clients.
§ Baroness Michie of Gallanachasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their latest estimate of the numbers of (a)occupational therapists, (b)physiotherapists, and (c) speech and language therapists who have failed to complete their re-registration form correctly for the Health Professions Council. [HL1095]
§ Lord WarnerThe Health Professions Council is an independent statutory body and this information is available directly from that organisation.
§ Baroness Michie of Gallanachasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the Health Professions Order discriminates against speech and language therapists whose qualifications were previously regulated by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. [HL1097]
§ Lord WarnerThe Department of Health is seeking an amendment to the Health Professions Order which will mean that speech and language therapists who were registered by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists from 9 July 1998 to September 2000 will be able to access the Health Professions Council's register via Article 9(4)(b).
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§ Baroness Michie of Gallanachasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will publish a report on the work of the Health Professions Council with particular reference to the time taken to process applications and respond to inquiries. [HL1098]
§ Lord WarnerThis is primarily a matter for the Health Professions Council. The council, which meets in public, presents at every meeting a series of performance indicators which include information on applications.
The Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professionals is developing a performance review framework with the regulators which will allow it to identify issues and compare performance between regulators.