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  • Appointments to Councils

    Why diversity matters for Regulator Councils

    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


  • A photo showing Ruth Ajayi - Associate PSA Board Member

    A Q&A with the PSA's Associate Board Member - Ruth Ajayi

    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


  • A photograph of Professor Kevin Bampton

    (Where) does Restorative Justice fit in professional regulation in health and social care?

    In this guest, Professor Kevin Bampton asks where does Restorative Justice fit in professional regulation in health and social care?


  • Christine

    Five priorities to address health inequalities

    In this blog we outline five priorities we identified at our event in December to address healthcare inequalities - actions that could be taken by regulators, and could make a real difference towards addressing, and solving, the problem of healthcare inequality


  • An Image showing Anna Van der Gaag

    Safety nets and sledgehammers

    In this guest blog, Anna van der Gaag, reflects on our recent round-table exploring how to bring the best of safety culture initiatives and the best of regulatory processes together to do more for patient safety


  • Image showing Professor Louise Wallace

    Customer care, personalised care - it’s just not good enough. More compassion is needed in complaints-handling

    Professor Louise Wallace, one of the researchers behind the Witness to Harm study into the experiences of witnesses in the fitness to practise process, shares principles of a trauma informed approach which regulators could adopt in their fitness to practise processes.


  • AlanClamp280

    Zero Discrimination Day: Celebration and Action

    In this blog, PSA CEO Alan Clamp writes that Zero Discrimination Day provides an opportunity to celebrate the diversity of our collective experience and also to reflect on all the benefits of diversity and to appreciate the value it adds to our lives, but is also a call to action.


  • Caroline Corby - Chair

    Looking back to help us look forward

    PSA Chair, Caroline Corby, shares her thoughts on the coming year - with 2023 being a busy year for us, it's looking like 2024 is shaping up to be just as busy


  • AlanClamp280

    Public protection at the heart of reform

    In this blog, PSA Chief Executive asks now that legislative reform underway, what are the next steps for professional healthcare regulation?


  • Moi

    Reflections from our roundtable in Scotland: barriers to complaining

    What are the barriers to complaining? In this blog, PSA Board member Moi Ali reflects on our recent roundtable in Scotland discussing this subject