UK Regulators of Health & Social Care Professionals
Setting standards and making sure they are met
You expect your doctor, nurse, dentist, social worker and any other health or social care professional to:
- treat you with dignity and respect
- have the skills and knowledge to treat or care for you
- show high standards of behaviour
You also expect that someone will take action if you are concerned about the standard of treatment or care you have received.
Information leaflet: Who regulates health and social care professionals?
There are 13 UK regulators of health and social care professionals. They have jointly published an information leaflet that explains what they do and how to contact them.
The leaflet can be downloaded here in the following languages and formats:
English, Welsh, English and Welsh, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Somali, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese or in large print
UK regulators of health professionals: links
General Chiropractic Council www.gcc-uk.org
General Dental Council www.gdc-uk.org
General Medical Council www.gmc-uk.org
General Optical Council www.optical.org
General Osteopathic Council www.osteopathy.org.uk
Health Professions Council www.hpc-uk.org
Nursing and Midwifery Council www.nmc-uk.org
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain www.rpsgb.org
Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland www.psni.org.uk
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
CHRE aims to protect the public, promote best practice and encourage excellence among the nine regulators of healthcare professionals listed above. www.chre.org.uk
UK social care regulators: links
Care Council for Wales www.ccwales.org.uk
General Social Care Council www.gscc.org.uk
Northern Ireland Social Care Council www.niscc.info
Scottish Social Services Council www.sssc.uk.com