{"id":7859,"date":"2026-01-25T10:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alanbatt.net\/?p=7859"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T19:30:09","slug":"policy-commentary-regulatory-lag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alanbatt.net\/?p=7859","title":{"rendered":"Policy Commentary: Regulatory Lag"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What happens when models of care evolve rapidly, yet regulatory frameworks governing scopes of practice, delegation, and professional accountability (including legislation, professional standards, and regulator-issued conditions) lag behind?<br><br>Governance risks.<br><br>Check out the latest policy commentary from Jen Bolster and I on this concept of &#8216;regulatory lag&#8217;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read it for free here: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.18368279\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.18368279<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"http:\/\/alanbatt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/260125-Regulatory-Delay.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 260125 Regulatory Delay.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-bf3900d7-773c-472b-9274-daad22f1832d\" href=\"http:\/\/alanbatt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/260125-Regulatory-Delay.pdf\">260125 Regulatory Delay<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/alanbatt.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/260125-Regulatory-Delay.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-bf3900d7-773c-472b-9274-daad22f1832d\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when models of care evolve rapidly, yet regulatory frameworks governing scopes of practice, delegation, and professional accountability (including legislation, professional standards, and regulator-issued conditions) lag behind? Governance risks. Check out the latest policy commentary from Jen Bolster and I on this concept of &#8216;regulatory lag&#8217;. 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