Professional registration-representation unit
External links
GovernmentDepartment of Health (England):
www.dh.gov.uk
NHS Scotland:
www.nes.scot.nhs.uk
Department of Health Allied Health Professionals Bulletin:
www.doh.gov.uk/ahpbulletin/index.htm
Department of Health (England), Learning and Personal Development Branch:
www.doh.gov.uk/hrinthenhs/learning
Health Professions Wales:
www.hpw.org.uk
Scottish Executive:
www.scotland.gov.uk
Northern Ireland:
www.ni-assembly.gov.uk
Commission for Health Improvement and Audit:
www.chi.gov.uk
Health regulators
Arts therapists, biomedical scientists, chiropodists/podiatrists, clinical scientists, dieticians, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, paramedics, physiotherapists, prosthetists and orthotists, radiographers and speech and language therapists are regulated by the Health Professions Council:
www.hpc-uk.org
British Academy of Western Medical Acupuncture:
www.bawma.co.uk/british-medical-acupuncture/index.php
Chiropractors are regulated by the General Chiropractic Council:
www.gcc-uk.org
Dentists are regulated by the General Dental Council:
www.gdc-uk.org
Doctors are regulated by the General Medical Council:
www.gmc-uk.org
Nurses are regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council:
www.nmc-uk.org
Opticians are regulated by the General Optical Council:
www.optical.org
Osteopaths are regulated by the General Osteopathic Council:
www.osteopathy.org.uk
Pharmacists are regulated by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain:
www.rpsgb.org.uk
Pharmacists in Northern Ireland are regulated by the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland:
www.dotpharmacy.co.uk/psni
Other regulatory bodies
Social Workers are regulated by the General Social Care Council:
www.gscc.org.uk
Professional bodies
Arts therapists
British Association of Art Therapists:
www.baat.org
British Association for Drama Therapists:
www.badth.org.uk
Association of Professional Music Therapists:
www.apmt.org
Chiropodists
Society of Chiropodists & Podiatrists:
www.feetforlife.org
Clinical scientists
Association of Clinical Scientists (ACS):
www.assclinsci.org
Dieticians
British Dietetic Association:
www.bda.uk.com
Medical laboratory technicians (MLTs)
Institute of Biomedical Science:
www.ibms.org
Occupational therapists
College of Occupational Therapists:
www.cot.co.uk
Operating department practitioners
The College of Operating Department Practitioners:
www.codp.org.uk
Orthoptists
British Orthoptic Society:
www.orthoptics.org.uk
Pharmacists
Association of Pharmacy Technicians UK:
www.aptuk.org
Physiotherapists
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy:
www.csp.org.uk
Prosthetists and orthotists
British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists:
www.bapo.com
Radiographers
The Society and College of Radiographers:
www.sor.org
Speech and language therapists
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists:
www.rcslt.org
Professional organisations
Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK)
www.cpa-uk.co.uk
Ltd Independent Healthcare Association
www.iha.org.uk
If you would like further information about careers in the NHS you can access the NHS careers website - www.nhscareers.nhs.uk or the UNISON website at unison.org.uk/healthcare
Health Professions Wales
www.hpw.org.uk
Patients' Association
www.patients-association.com
Miscellaneous
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence
The regulatory body who monitors and advises the statuary health regulators is the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. CHRE is a statutory overarching body, covering all of the United Kingdom and separate from Government, established from April 2003. It promotes best practice and consistency in the regulation of healthcare professionals in the nine regulatory bodies: www.crhp.org.uk
Higher Education Quality Assurance
The Higher Education Standards for Professions is determined by the Higher Education Quality Assurance Agency which benchmarks professional education standards for the HPC and other professional bodies.
Their stated mission is "to safeguard the public interest in sound standards of higher education qualifications and to encourage continuous improvement in the management of the quality of higher education."
They can be found at:
www.qaa.ac.uk
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• The head of the professional registration-representation unit is John Freeman.
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