How we work

Explaining more about how we carry out our work and the approach we take to our oversight of UK health and social care regulators, accreditation of registers, our wider advisory role, as well as parliamentary accountability.

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Structure and Leadership 

  • Our Board sets our strategy and ensures effective operation through our 2023-26 strategic plan 
  • The Chief Executive leads our work supported by an executive leadership team
  • We are independent from Government and our staff are not civil servants nor NHS employees 
  • We operate through three directorates: Regulation and Accreditation, Policy and Communications and Corporate Services
  • Our staff have skills and expertise in roles encompassing legal, governance, conducting reviews and audits, policy, research, communications, IT, operations and finance. 
Find out more about our Board

Funding and Budget 

Our annual budget is around £5.5 million. The PSA is funded through: 

  • Fees collected from the regulatory bodies that we oversee. This funds the costs of our regulatory and standards functions
  • Income arising from the accreditation of registers not regulated by law 
  • Income for advice and investigations that are specifically commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and/or the Devolved Administrations
  • Income from other activities, for example, fees from the provision of advisory services to regulatory bodies and other similar organisations in the UK and abroad. 

Oversight and accountability 

  • Parliament oversees our work 
  • The Privy Council consults on our budget and sets regulatory fees 
  • The Health Committee can summon us to give an account of our work. 
Find out more in our annual reports