Performance Review - HCPC 2017/18

In our latest performance review for the HCPC we outline the actions it has taken to address the issues we raised in our previous review about its performance against the fitness to practise standards

Regulating an occupation in fewer than all four UK countries

What are the implications for policy-makers, the public, and practitioners if a health or care occupation is regulated in fewer than all four UK countries? The Scottish Government commissioned the Professional Standards Authority to provide advice on the implications

Professional Standards Authority's response to the NMC consultation on ensuring patient safety, enabling professionalism

The Authority's response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's consultation on changes to its fitness to practise function

Professional Standards Authority's evidence to the Joint Committee on the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill

The Authority's evidence to the Joint Committee on the draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill

Professional Standards Authority response to GOsC consultation on changes to quality assurance of osteopathic education

The Authority's response to the General Osteopathic Council's consultation on changes to its quality assurance of osteopathic education

Reviewing the Standards of Good Regulation Consultation June 2018

This is the second round of our consultation on reviewing the Standards of Good Regulation. In this consultation, we are asking feedback on the detailed wording of the proposed new standards as well as the evidence we will be asking the regulators to provide

Performance Review - NMC 2016/17

In our 2016/17 review, we are pleased to note that the NMC has continued to improve - meeting 23 out of 24 of the Standards of Good Regulation but needs to address issues around communicating with families and patients going through the fitness to practise process

Professional Standards Authority response to the GDC's consultation on its educational processes

The Authority's response to the General Dental Council's consultation on its educational processes

NMC - Lessons Learned Review May 2018

The Lessons Learned Review into the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s handling of concerns about midwives’ fitness to practise at the Furness General Hospital

Sexual behaviours between health and care practitioners: where does the boundary lie?

We have observed that regulators' fitness to practise panels may treat sexual misconduct between colleagues less seriously than when sexual boundaries with patients are overstepped. We believe this type of behaviour can have a negative impact on patient safety, so we commissioned research to get both public and professional perspectives on the subject