AQW 1111/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health what changes he intends to bring forward concerning the inspection of dental practices, with a view to bringing practice in line with the rest of the UK.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 28 January 2020
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 28 January 2020
- Answer due by
- 12 February 2020
- Answered
- 27 May 2020120 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My Department is reviewing The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, these regulations set the minimum frequency for statutory inspections.
My Department is also reviewing the Health and Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 and considering the principles behind, and the approach to, regulation itself.