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With apologies for any cross-posting. Please forward to relevant colleagues. Dear Colleague 3rd Annual Cambridge Regulation Conference. Sharing the Regulatory Burden: Changing Configurations in the Regulation of Health and Social Care. Keynote Speakers: Prof. Sir Ian Kennedy, Chairman, Healthcare Commission: “Regulating Health & Social Care: The Role & Responsibilities of the Professions” Dr Clive Grace, Chair, Local Better Regulation Office Dr Ian Carson, Chairman, Regulation & Quality Improvement Authority Booking Details and Final Call for Papers for Academics and Practitioners. Following our successful conference last year on 'the end of zero-risk regulation' we have decided this year to explore the theories, ideas and concepts informing contemporary regulation policy as they affect one specific regulated sector: health and social care. The conference, to be held at Homerton College, University of Cambridge, will provide an opportunity for regulation and health and social care practitioners, stakeholders and academics to examine the practical implications and theoretical bases of current regulatory policies. Issues of interest include: (i) the rise of the integrated regulator (ii) moving from rule- to principle-based regulation (iii) the new co-regulatory arrangements arising from devolved decision-making (iv) promoting quality and innovation through health and social care regulation (v) regulatory responses to innovation and risk in health and social care (vi) consumer engagement in the regulation of risks in health and social care (vii) the impact of the above on the regulation of health and social care professions. Final call for papers We invite academics and practitioners with interests in regulation to submit theoretical or empirical papers (focused on the UK or overseas) that address or inform the above issues. We would especially welcome papers that engage with the concerns and interests of our keynote speakers. Please email your abstract of up to 500 words by 06 October 2008 to the conference secretary at [log in to unmask] Booking details The conference is open to all academics and practitioners with an interest in regulation in general and/or the regulation of health and social care in particular. The delegate fee is £95. A limited number of places are available to PhD students at £65. Please check the conference website for details: www.anglia.ac.uk/regulationconference2008 We hope to see you in Cambridge in November. Best wishes Dr Paul Sanderson, Anglia Ruskin University Faculty of Health & Social Care and University of Cambridge Centres for Business, and Housing and Planning Research, UK (conference chair).