A Novel Content and Usability Analysis of UK Professional Regulator Information About Raising a Concern by Members of the Public.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health and social care regulators ensure that professionals have the correct qualifications and experience to practice in their profession. Globally, there are over 130 regulators of nursing alone and 13 health and social care statutory regulators in the United Kingdom. The public are the largest source of concerns to regulators about the registrants' fitness to practise (FtP).

Aim

This study aimed to examine the amount, type and content of the information available from UK regulators and evaluate the usability of the process for members of the public considering raising a concern with a regulator about a registrant's fitness to practise (FtP) and the experience of those who had recently raised a concern.

Methods

The websites of the UK's 13 statutory health

SUBMITTER: Ryan-Blackwell G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11391942 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature