Joanne Glynn QC and David Gomez, THE REGULATION OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: LAW PRINCIPLES AND PROCESS London: Sweet & Maxwell (www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk), 2012. cxxiii + 1518 pp. ISBN 9780414046405. £185.

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AuthorColm Peter McGrath
DOI10.3366/elr.2014.0246
Published date01 September 2014
Date01 September 2014
Pages464-465
<p>Professional regulation is classically an internal affair, with the medical profession and their attendant body, the General Medical Council (GMC) as it became, providing the central example. It is a hallmark of an occupation's professional development, handing them considerable control over the requirements for entry into the profession and the continued policing of it. Historically, the concern had been on ensuring that the honour and reputation of the profession as a whole was not besmirched by the errant actions of a single practitioner. As this excellent volume reveals, the classical model requires, and is undergoing, an update. As across all areas of healthcare and medical law, the historical shift from a relationship between doctor and patient characterised by supposedly benign paternalism, to a world which favours respect for self-determination and autonomy whilst emphasising patient safety and public expectation, has greatly impacted on regulation as well. It is now the servant of many masters, some of which may undercut that classical view. Meanwhile evolution in the medical profession itself has accounted for the steady proliferation of bodies involved in the regulation of healthcare professionals.</p> <p>As such, healthcare regulation is presently an area of law on the move. Of course, as readers of this excellent volume will quickly realise, this is hardly a novel state of affairs...</p>

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