Unaccountable, unaware, and evasive

The publication of the long awaited PSA report into GDC whistleblowing has revealed unacceptable organisational and personal failings at the top of the organisation.

The PSA report demonstrates not just historic failures, but an ongoing crisis of governance and oversight at the GDC.

The overseer of all the healthcare regulators in the UK, the PSA, singles out the current  council chair for a litany of failures and ‘inappropriate’ decisions. The criticisms include the following:

All in all, the BDA believes this highly critical report paints a picture of a management team doing exactly what it wanted to do and a Council not holding it to account.

Commenting on the report, BDA chair Mick Armstrong said:

“The BDA has consistently argued that the GDC is out of control and unaccountable. Once again, we can see why.

“The chair doesn’t understand dentistry and has failed to grasp that a fundamental prerequisite for good regulation is accountability and transparency. As this report shows, he has a disregard for his peers and is not open to scrutiny by the council. This is a disservice to both the profession and the public.