Professional Standards Authority For Health and Social Care

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This is the homepage of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
The Authority promotes the health and well-being of users of health and social care services in the regulation of health and care professionals.
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Accredited Voluntary Registers
We accredit voluntary registers
We set standards for organisations that hold voluntary registers for people working in a variety of health and social care occupations.
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NHS Board Standards
Standards for members of NHS boards and CCG governing bodies in England
Our Standards describe the behaviour and competencies expected of NHS leaders in England.
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Statutory Regulation
We oversee health and care professional regulators
The Authority is responsible for overseeing the UK’s 9 health and care professional regulatory bodies.
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Right-touch Regulation

Right-touch regulation describes the approach we adopt in the work we do. It is the approach that we encourage the health professional regulators to work towards.

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Performance Reviews

The Performance Review is our annual check on how effective the regulators have been in protecting the public and promoting confidence in health and care professionals and themselves.

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BDA statement on report 'misleading' says the Professional Standards Authority

The Authority rejects the BDA's interpretation of its investigation report into the GDC as partial and misleading. ...Read More
The Authority launches its Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme today in the House of Commons

Anyone looking for health and social care services can enjoy greater peace of mind from today, with the launch of a Government-backed scheme to promote quality for those healthcare professionals who are not regulated by statute....Read More
The Authority releases its report on the General Dental Council

Independent report finds the General Dental Council’s (GDC’s) standards of governance reasonable....Read More
The Authority responds to the Francis Report

The Professional Standards Authority makes the following statement in response to the publication of Robert Francis’s report into failings at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust....Read More
Accredited Voluntary Registers scheme launched

The Professional Standards Authority today launches an Accredited Voluntary Registers scheme for health and care occupations....Read More

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Messages about the AVR scheme

Key messages of the Accredited Voluntary Registers scheme...Read More
Applying and interested organisations

Organisations listed on this page have either submitted an application for accreditation of their voluntary register or stated their interest in applying for accreditation....Read More
Standards for Accreditation

Standards for organisations holding a voluntary register for health and social care occupations...Read More
Accredited Voluntary Register Panel Decisions

We provide information about Panel decisions to award Accredited Voluntary Register status....Read More
Accreditation Self-Assessment Tool

Organisations holding a voluntary register and planning to apply for accreditation are strongly advised to review this self-assessment tool before submitting an application....Read More

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