On 9 November we hosted our conference - to follow up and move forward issues highlighted in our report - Safer care for all. We invited stakeholders to move the debate forward and provide an opportunity to hear experts’ views.

In this blog, we look at how important it is to understand inequalities in health and social care - without understanding the why, when and how, it will be harder to tackle inequalities and address discrimination effectively.

We are consulting on introducing a new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard for Accredited Registers - find out more about the consultation and how to respond

We respond to the publication of the 'Reading the signals' report into East Kent maternity services and, sadly, this report echoes the findings of other public inquiry reports

We publish our latest performance review for the General Pharmaceutical Council - find out how the GPhC is meeting our Standards of Good Regulation

We publish a statement in support of the Memorandum of Understanding on conversion therapy and welcome its inclusion of gender identity

Find out how the Nursing and Midwifery Council is meeting our Standards of Good Regulation as we publish its most recent performance review

We have published our latest performance review for the General Chiropractic Council

In Part 2 of our blog about the Authority's power to appeal (section 29) regulators' fitness to practise decisions - we look at its limits but also its wider impact

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, Faye Blackwell from the NCS shares her thoughts on suicide prevention and what can be done to improve outcomes