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CNHC - Voluntary Regulatory Body for Complementary Health Care Professions

CNHC is a voluntary regulatory body established to regulate complementary health care professions that are not seeking statutory regulation. Learn about CNHC's background, key achievements, challenges, and future plans.

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CNHC - Voluntary Regulatory Body for Complementary Health Care Professions

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  2. CNHC - who are we? A voluntary regulatory body set up to regulate those complementary health care professions that are not seeking statutory regulation 2.180708

  3. CNHC - background • 2007- Federal Working Group, chaired by Professor Dame Joan Higgins - produced a report on the future of how a federal regulatory body might look • 2007 December: 9 lay members appointed, through an application and interview process, to CNHC’s Federal Regulatory Council 3.180708

  4. CNHC - the FRB • January - new Federal Regulatory Council met for the first time - re-named Federal Regulatory Board (FRB) - the strategic/policy making body of the FRC • Lay members; Angela Deacon; Kay Dixon; Maggie Dunn; Jenny Gordon; Gillie Jordan; Anne Sultoon; Dimitri Varsamis and Maggy Wallace 4.050808

  5. Key Achievements Jan to date -1 • Agreed mission and values - Februray • Election of 2 Co Chairs - Maggie Dunn & MaggyWallace - March • Appointment of P/T CEO/Registrar - Susan Elizabeth - May • Appointment of P/T Administrator - Peter Mitchell - April • Live web site - April • Establishment as Private Limited Company - May 5.180708

  6. Key Achievements Jan to date -2 • Code of Conduct - June • First meeting with PSBs - June • Conduct & Competence process - July • First meeting with PAs - July • Bids for Register - August • Bids for PR - September 6.180708

  7. Key Challenges - the next 6 months • Populate Functional Committees • Conduct & Competence • Education & Standards • Finance • Registration • Lay members, supported by profession specific interest, as required 7.180708

  8. Key challenges…. continued • Set up Profession Specific Boards (PSBs) • one for each regulated profession • 3 practitioners nominated by professional bodies • 1 appointed independently • Lay chair • power to co-opt • able to set up stakeholder groups if necessary • 3 year term of office 8.180708

  9. Key challenges…. continued • Establishing the Organisation • building and testing the register • recruitment of staff • implementing PR strategy • continued dialogue with PAs 9.180708

  10. Key challenges… continued • Set up Practice Advisory Panel • Made up of 1 practitioner from each practice, selected by PSBs • 3 observer seats on each FRB meeting • FRB to take account of views expressed by PAP 10.180708

  11. ‘Selling’ the concept: advantages - 1 • A single point of contact for the public • Economies of scale, potential to keep costs down for practitioners • Rationalisation of standards but with a range of approaches 11.180708

  12. ‘Selling’ the concept: advantages - 2 • Accomodation of multi-disciplinary practitioners • More weight in negotiations with other bodies 12.180708

  13. In discussion - 1 • Ready with standards • Massage therapy • Nutritional therapy • Ready shortly • Bowen technique 13.250708

  14. In discussion - 2 Also in programme • Alexander technique • Cranial therapy • Naturopathy • Reiki • Shiatsu • Yoga 14.250708

  15. In discussion - future potential? • Aromatherapy • Homeopathy • Reflexology 15.250708

  16. The future • Please keep in touch with what we are doing • Visit our web site regularly • Contact us with any queries/questions/suggestions 16.180708

  17. Contact us • Please visit our web site on www.cnhc.org.uk 17.180708

  18. Thank you

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