title: Registered post.
abstract: The professional work of nurses and doctors is subject to a rigorous statutory regime of scrutiny. A pilot scheme in Scotland will shortly test out a new register for healthcare support workers.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duffin
mesh_terms: D004651:Employment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011209:Power, Psychological; D017009:Professional Autonomy; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D028743:Professional Misconduct; D012042:Registries; D012606:Scotland; D013222:State Medicine