Policy responses and statements

Name of organisation:

Department of Health

Name of policy document:

The framework for responsible officers and their duties relating to the medical profession - a consultation on responsible officer regulations and guidance

Deadline for response:

25 October 2009

Background: The Department of Health has been consulting on draft regulations and guidance relating to the roles and responsibilities of responsible officers. The draft regulations set out the legal framework for introducing responsible officers. The guidance expands on the regulations and describes the role that responsible officers will play in supporting organisations and doctors, as they strive to improve quality of care.

The consultation follows an earlier consultation on the roles and responsibilities of responsible officers which was published in July 2008 (the summary of responses to that consultation was published in May 2009).

This consultation applies also to Scotland and Wales.

Download this consultation response as a .pdf

Copies of this response are available from:

Lesley Lockhart,
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,
9 Queen Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 1JQ.

Tel: 0131 225 7324 ext 608
Fax: 0131 220 3939

[25 October 2009]