When new residential care regulations were announced by the Ministry of Health in Nov 2022 around the operation of Resident and Family Councils, Health Authorities were also mandated by the Ministry of Health to form Regional Resident and Family Councils Networks (RRFCN) in the spring of 2023. The Government refers to this forum operating in each health authority as a “Regional Council”
In the MoH booklet “Developing, Supporting and Maintaining Resident and Family Councils” it states on pages 4 and 5 as follows: