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<p>We have no plans to extend statutory regulation to clinical technologists at this
time. No assessment has been made of the potential merits of the statutory regulation
of clinical technologists nor any assessment of trends in the recruitment, number
and development of non-statutory regulated clinical technologists. We do not hold
data on how many overseas-trained clinical technologists the National Health Service
needs to recruit.</p><p>The statutory regulation of healthcare professionals should
only be used where the risks to public and patient protection cannot be addressed
in other ways, such as through employer oversight or accredited voluntary registration.
Anyone undertaking or seeking employment in a health and social care occupation, whether
regulated or unregulated, will also be subject to employer checks. The Department
does not have any current plans to bring clinical technologists into statutory regulation.</p><p>Clinical
Technologists can register with the Register of Clinical Technologists which is a
voluntary register accredited by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and
Social Care (PSA). The PSA sets standards for organisations holding voluntary registers
for health and social care occupations and accredits those registers that meet the
standards. Accreditation provides assurance that a voluntary register is well run;
for example, ensuring that registrants are required to meet high standards of personal
behaviour, technical competence and, where relevant, business practice.</p><p>The
Department does not collect data on the number of clinical technologists employed
by the NHS.</p>
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