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PSA Chief Executive comments on publication of Government’s 10 Year Health Plan
03 Jul 2025
“We welcome the publication of the 10 Year Health Plan and its focus on the importance of preventative healthcare. This reflects our view that regulation should be targeted on the prevention of harm.
The PSA recommends that the UK Government works closely with us and the regulators we oversee to develop a joined-up strategy for regulation that can fully realise the benefits of the 10 Year Health Plan and the planned reform of professional regulation.
This needs to reflect the national health priorities for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. We stand ready to contribute to this through our oversight of the regulators and Accredited Registers, for which we are developing new Standards for implementation in 2026.”
Alan Clamp, Chief Executive, Professional Standards Authority
ENDS
Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
Contact: media@professionalstandards.org.uk
Notes to the editor
- The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) is the UK’s oversight body for the regulation of people working in health and social care. Our statutory remit, independence and expertise underpin our commitment to the safety of patients and service-users, and to the protection of the public. There are 10 organisations that regulate health professionals in the UK and social workers in England by law. We audit their performance and review their decisions on practitioners’ fitness to practise. We also accredit and set standards for organisations holding registers of health and care practitioners not regulated by law. We collaborate with all of these organisations to improve standards. We share good practice, knowledge and our right-touch regulation expertise. We also conduct and promote research on regulation. We monitor policy developments in the UK and internationally, providing guidance to governments and stakeholders. Through our UK and international consultancy, we share our expertise and broaden our regulatory insights.
- Our values are – integrity, transparency, respect, fairness and teamwork – and we strive to ensure that they are at the core of our work.