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The failings in these scandals, according to the reports, lay not just with individuals but also, with the processes, information flows and the regulatory frameworks. This coupled with the government's drive to 'modernise' the NHS, has dramatically reshaped the legislative and regulatory framework for all healthcare professions as well as those allied to medicine.
The Kennedy Report, also provided for additional legislation to create an 'overarching body' for the regulators of the healthcare professions. The NHS Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 established the Council for the Regulation of Healthcare Professions (CRHP), which has since been renamed the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE). It oversees the regulatory bodies of the healthcare professions, such as the General Optical Council.
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