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Article: NMC 'fails to fulfil' expectations.(NEWS)(New Medical centers)(Report)
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- Community Practitioner
- Article date:
- July 1, 2008
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A special Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) review has found that the NMC 'fails to fulfil' public expectations in the way it carries out its statutory functions.
CHRE chief executive Harry Cayton stated: 'We have serious concerns about the inadequate operation of the NMC's fitness to practise processes, governance framework and lack of strategic leadership, the inconsistent availability and provision of information to Council to ensure effective planning and decision-making, and its ability as an organisation to retain the confidence of key stakeholders.'
Although the CHRE reports annually on regulators, this review was specially ...