We do this by improving the regulation and registration of people who work in health and 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.
We have published our Learning from Covid-19 review - using case studies provided by all 10 UK professional regulators, it catalogues how they responded to the initial phase of the pandemic and looks at what lessons we can take away to help plan for any future crises.
What lessons can be learned by regulators from the first phase of the pandemic - our Covid-19 learning review aims to provide some answers by using case studies
We publish our statement in response to the publication of the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
Today we publish our Covid-19 lessons learned review, and our Assistant Director of Standards and Policy, who led on the project, explains more about why we think it is so important to look at what lessons we can learn from the first phase of the pandemic.
Marcus Longley, one of the Authority's Board members summaries some of the key discussions as part of our recent (virtual) Welsh seminar looking at regulatory developments in the Welsh context
Our Covid-19 lessons learned review uses case studies to look at how the 10 UK health and social care regulators responded to the initial crisis caused by the pandemic in 2020
We publish our initial thoughts on the Government's consultation on 'Regulating healthcare professionals, protecting the public' - our short report sets out our concerns about the potential for some of the proposals to inadvertently create a gap in public protection
Find out how the General Optical Council is meeting our Standards of Good Regulation in its latest performance review
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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 our latest research, social media campaigns or our most recent performance review published or register accredited.
You can also check our schedule for sharing your experience with us to help inform our regulator reviews and register re-accreditations.
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