GDC publishes results of its consultation on future strategy
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- Published: Monday, 16 December 2019 07:35
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In May 2019, the General Dental Council published a consultation on its proposed strategy for 2020-2022. It has now published the results of this consultation. The strategy described the organisation’s vision, values and strategic aims, and provided high-level information on the expenditure plans to support the achievement of those aims over the period.
Consulting on the new strategy marks a change in approach for the GDC. This new approach is set out in the GDC’s fee setting policy, which was consulted on in 2018, and came into effect from January 2019. It explains that they will consult every three years on the high-level objectives and associated expenditure plans that will underpin the annual retention fee (ARF).
The draft strategy set out five strategic aims, which were developed to describe the GDC’s priorities within its statutory remit. In order to deliver the necessary outcomes, the strategy also identified objectives designed to support the achievement of those aims. These were to:
- operate a regulatory system which protects patients and is fair to registrants, while being cost-effectiveand proportionate; which begins with education, supports career-long learning, promotes high standardsof care and professional conduct and is developed in the light of emerging evidence and experience
- work with the professions and our partners to ensure that patients and the public are able to raise concerns with the agency best placed to resolve them effectively and without unnecessary delay
- use evidence, research and evaluation to develop, deliver and embed a cost-effective and right-touch model for enforcement action
- maintain and develop the regulatory framework
- continue to develop an outcome-focused, high-performing and sustainable organisation.
The strategy detailed a set of objectives designed to achieve these aims. These included new initiatives and improvements to existing processes/schemes as well as operational activity such asregistration and fitness to practise.
The consultation, which opened on 8 May 2019 and closed on 30 July 2019, invited views on the objectives we had identified to support the achievement of the strategic aims, as well as the expenditure plans associated with them.
GDC corporate strategy 2020–2022: Consultation outcome report
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