PSA expresses its disappointment on hearing that the independent reviews into the NMC's handling of safeguarding and whistleblowing concerns are to be further delayed.

The PSA publishes report confirming the Care Professionals Register has provisionally met the public interest test for accreditation.

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25. The report highlights the PSA’s work overseeing health and social care regulation and registration across the UK and sets out how the PSA has carried out its statutory

Today the Government has published its 10 Year Health Plan. The PSA's Chief Executive shares his initial thoughts

Details about our annual research conference on 18 November 2025.

We have published our annual performance review of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). During 2024/25, we monitored the HCPC’s performance against the Standards of Good Regulation (the Standards).

For this period, the HCPC has met 17 out of the 18 Standards. Our report explains how we

Between April 2024–March 2025, we appealed 21 cases to Court. These were cases where we were concerned about the decisions reached by panels assessing whether healthcare professionals are fit to continue to provide care to members of the public. 

These ‘fitness to practise’ decisions are made

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is today publishing guidance to help regulators make best use of the new powers they will gain when their legislation is reformed.  

This follows a renewed commitment from the UK Government to take forward reforms to the General

We have published our performance review report for the Nursing and Midwifery Council for 2023/24.

We have published our 2024/25 report for the GOsC - for this year one of our shorter monitoring reports.