More businesses will be regulated and inspected under the new Regulation of Health and Social Care Bill which plans to be introduced this year.
The new Regulation of Health and Social Care Bill will aim to enter the branches of Tynwald in 2025.
Upon receiving Royal Assent, the Department will implement the Act with a phased approach to registering service providers.
Private Care
The DHSC Registration and Inspection (R&I) Team is already responsible for registering and inspecting social care and non-NHS health care service providers.
This includes nurseries, childminders, adult care homes and domiciliary care.
In the new bill the DHSC have updated this list to also include service providers which have either previously been inspected by off-island external regulators or have never been regulated.
New Health Bill
When the Bill is introduced R&I will be responsible for regulating all health or social care activities and treatments, which carries a risk to people’s safety.
This means areas such as physiotherapists, cosmetic services (such as Botox or tattoos), general practice services, dentists, hospital-based and community services, and mental health services will need to be registered.
In the coming weeks the DHSC will be hosting two information sessions in Douglas and Ramsey, that are open to the public, services users and service providers, to inform of the changes.
The sessions will be held on:
- January 14, at Ballakermeen High School (Assembly Hall), 5:30pm – 6:30pm
- January 21, at Ramsey Grammar School (Assembly Hall), 5:30pm – 6:30pm
More information can be found on the dedicated Regulation of Health and Social Care Bill website.
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