§ Baroness Noakesasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the level of regulatory burdens placed on the National Health Service and on private sector organisations which deal with the National Health Service is satisfactory. [HL6239]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings Heath:The Government keep all regulatory requirements under review and have been taking action to reduce the burden of bureaucracy on front-line staff. For example, the Department of Health has worked with the Regulatory Impact Unit of the Cabinet Office on a number of projects aimed at producing practical solutions to minimise red tape in the health care sector. The current project is focused specifically on regulation and seeks to reduce or 148WA remove unnecessary or bureaucratic burdens on healthcare professionals caused by inspection, audit and accreditation and to ensure that this activity is joined up, targeted and proportionate.