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Publications

You can find all our reports, policy and research papers here. You can search by title or by subject. Use the topics on the left to narrow your search by type of publication. If you would like help with your search please contact us on 020 7389 8030 or email us.

Professional Standards Authority response to consultation on the regulation of nursing associates

A response from the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care to the Department of Health consultation on the regulation of nursing associates.

Response to PSNI Indicative sanctions guidance

A response from the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care to the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland consultation on their indicative sanctions guidance.

Categorisation of fitness to practise data

A description of UK health and care professional regulators’ categorisation of fitness to practise allegations

Professional Standards Authority response to GOsC consultation on hearings and sanctions guidance

Response to the General Osteopathic Council's draft guidance on hearings and sanctions for use by people involved in, or with an interest in, a fitness to practise hearing

Right-touch reform - a new framework for assurance of professions

The third in our series of publications about the need for reform which should assist people responding to the government consultation on reform of professional regulation

Bad Apples? Bad Barrels? Or bad cellars? Antecedents and processes of professional misconduct in UK health and care

By analysing thousands of fitness to practise decisions, this ground-breaking study provides insights into professional misconduct by health and care professionals

Performance Review - GDC 2016/17

The GDC has maintained the improvement in its performance we noted last year - meeting 23 out of the 24 of the Standards of Good Regulation

Untapped Resources: Accredited Registers in the Wider Workforce

A joint report with the Royal Society for Public Health looking at how accredited registers' practitioners can make a significant contribution to promoting and protecting the public's health

Welsh language

We can provide our material in Welsh on request.

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Recent publications

Periodic Review - Social Work England 2022/23

We publish our latest performance review for Social Work England - one of longer periodic reviews covering 2022/23

Monitoring report - PSNI 2022/23

Our latest performance review report for the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland

Making care safer for all: a manifesto for change

We have published our priorities to help the next UK government deliver better and safer care for all.

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