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Independent healthcare regulation – practising privileges principles

Summary of the key legal and regulatory issues that arise when an independent provider is engaging staff through a practising privileges arrangement. Published November 2016.

Independent healthcare regulation – definitions of procedures

Our definition of cosmetic procedures graded by risk. Published September 2016.

Peer Approved Clinical System (PACS) patient information leaflet

Patient leaflet to explain the Peer Approved Clinical System (PACS) tier two process. Published June 2018

Open and transparent decision making in medicines governance: Policy templates for ADTCs

Template to help ADTCs produce a policy statement. Published August 2016

Hospital post mortem examination standards 

Management of hospital post-mortem examinations. Published July 2016.

Independent healthcare regulation – policy template

Template and guidance on writing policies for your independent healthcare service. Published May 2016.

Independent healthcare regulation – bank reference template

An example bank reference template to support your independent healthcare service registration. Published March 2016.

Independent healthcare regulation – registration background checks

Guidance on the background checks we will make as part of our independent healthcare service registration process. Published March 2016.

Independent healthcare regulation – example financial plan

Example financial plan to support your independent healthcare service registration. Published March 2016.

Independent healthcare regulation – guidance for providing a service in a service user’s home

Guidance on providing an independent healthcare service in a service users home. Published March 2016.