We do this by improving the regulation and registration of people who work in health and social care. Our work includes:
We apply the principles of right-touch regulation to everything we do - find out more. Not sure how our work contributes to public protection? Read examples of our work in these case studies.
Have you read our latest performance reviews? You can read all our reports here or find out more about how we carry out our reviews here.
PSA research finds a common code may not be the answer to reducing complexity
We are inviting tenders to carry out research into barriers and enablers to complaining to a health or social care regulator or an Accredited Register
One of our roles is to check that regulator council recruitment processes are fair, open and inclusive. It is important that regulators' council membership should reflect the diversity of the health and care sector, including the public, patients and their registrants
Ruth Ajayi joined our Board as an Associate Board Member in May 2024 - the role is designed to provide experience of non-executive leadership roles - in this blog, we find out more about Ruth, why she applied, what she aims to bring to the role, and what she hopes to gain from the experience
Research commissioned by the PSA to look at the benefits of a Common Code of Conduct across health and care professionals
The PSA 's response to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's call for written evidence on the draft amendments that the Scottish Government is proposing for Stage 2 of the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill
Read our latest performance review for the General Pharmaceutical Council
Check if your practitioner is registered or you can also find an accredited register or regulator
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We oversee the 10 statutory bodies that regulate health and care professionals. We review their performance to see how they are protecting the public.
We also scrutinise their decisions about whether people on their registers are fit to practise and can appeal these decisions if we believe they are insufficient to protect the public.
We set standards for organisations holding voluntary registers for people working in unregulated health and care occupations and accredit those organisations that meet our standards.
The programme helps people who are seeking treatments that may not be covered by regulated professions to opt for a lower risk option and make an informed choice.
We want to explain and explore regulation – we encourage improvement by sharing good practice and knowledge, conducting research and introducing new ideas, including our concept of right-touch regulation.
We also monitor policy developments and provide advice to governments and others on matters relating to people working in health and care.
Find out more about the latest research we have published, the hot topics in health and care regulation that we are focusing on or you can also see read our most recent regulator performance review or register accredited.
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