Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care

On 1 December 2012, the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence becomes the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care.

The Professional Standards Authority will oversee the nine health and care professional regulators in the UK and report annually on their performance, accredit voluntary occupational registers to enhance public protection, carry out audits, reviews and investigations as necessary, provide advice to the four UK governments on good practice in regulation as requested and promote and develop the application of right-touch regulation. See the website.