Our recent report on good quality regulation (NHS Providers, 2024b) was triggered by the findings of last year’s regulation survey. It demonstrated the trust sector’s commitment to the principles of good regulation and the benefits that it could bring, and set out the characteristics of value-adding regulation and oversight.
We are encouraged by the regulators’ desire for collaboration and co-production with trusts, and we will continue working with them to make sure that their work benefits patients and service users, as well as those they regulate.
The good regulation principles we have described will also be at the front of our mind as we engage with the new secretary of state, with Dr Penny Dash and Professor Lord Darzi, as they conduct their important reviews of the health service’s performance and regulation.