Health Services: Private Sector
2026-06-16 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1063 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of current regulatory oversight of surgeons operating under practising privileges arrangements in the independent healthcare sector; and whether they have any plans to reform t
Answer
The General Medical Council is the independent regulator of doctors, physician associates, and anaesthesia associates in the United Kingdom. No assessment has been made of the adequacy of current regulatory oversight of surgeons operating under practising...