RCN comment on HFEA

The Royal College of Nursing today (Friday 25 January 2013) commented on the announcement that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) will not transfer its function to the Care quality Commission (CQC). RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary, Dr Peter Carter, said:

“We welcome today’s announcement by the Department of Health. We saw no evidence or analysis to show that abolishing the HFEA and transferring its functions to the CQC would provide any benefit over the status quo. We believe the HFEA has been crucial in gaining public confidence in a sensitive area and there is merit in retaining a specialist regulator so that patients have a single, trusted point of contact.”