Professional Standards Authority

Webinar series on tackling sexual misconduct in healthcare We added 2025 dates to our webinar series focused on tackling sexual misconduct by health and care professionals. This series has now drawn to a close.

Yesterday, Assistant Director, Douglas Bilton, spoke at the Independent Healthcare Provider Network’s sexual safety session, sharing insights on preventing sexual misconduct and harm.

www.professionalstandards.org.uk/news-and-updates/news/webinar-series-tackling-sexual-misconduct-healthcare

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Thank you very much for your contribution to the day. We are so pleased to hear you enjoyed it.

The PSA Board is meeting in London today.

The discussion will cover areas such as communications, finances, and Accredited Registers.

You can access the full set of Board papers here: www.professionalstandards.org.uk/about-us/about-our-board/board-meeting-papers-and-agendas

Thank you to everyone who joined our research conference, 'Preventing harm: turning insight into impact'.

We are grateful to everyone who attended, contributed and supported today’s event.

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Speakers:
Martin Elliott – Cardiff University
Annie Sorbie – University of Edinburgh
Mary Tumelty – University College Cork
John Jenkins – RCSI Dublin
Mary Costello & Lucy Ambler – General Medical Council

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To address the question of how to prevent harm, we will hear about approaches to regulation for residential childcare workers, supporting teamwork, and addressing the healthcare workforce crisis, to name a few.
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Finally, during 'Preventing harm: turning insight into impact', speakers will discuss how regulation can respond to workforce pressures.
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We will also be hearing about what we can learn from e-Pharmacy, with analysis spanning Europe, Kenya, and India.

Speakers:
• Gabrielle Finn – @manchester.ac.uk
• Ben Palafox & Catherine Goodman – @lshtm.bsky.social

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What more can we learn from regulatory data?

Speakers in Parallel E at today's research conference will respond.

Speakers:
• Yoni Carmel & David Clark – General Pharmaceutical Council
• Susanne Gibson – General Dental Council
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- Dr Louise Stone, University of Adelaide, and Professor Rosalind Searle,
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- Kathryn Parkin, Open University.

These sessions will offer a space for reflection, learning and action on a significant challenge facing the sector.
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During today's research conference, 'Preventing harm: turning insight into impact', we are bringing together leading voices to explore how regulation can better address and prevent sexual misconduct in health and care.

Speakers:
- Rachael Culverhouse-Wilson, Professional Standards Authority.
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We look forward to hearing Anna van der Gaag, University of Surrey, deliver today's second plenary session. Anna will discuss the value of data and stories working together to prevent harm.

Speakers:
• Gerry McGivern – @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
• Marie-Jeanne Royer – General Dental Council
• Bron Biddle – NHS Wales
• Rosalind Searle – @uofglasgow.bsky.social
• Susi Caesar – Wessex Appraisal Service
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Welcome back to our annual research conference, 'Preventing harm: turning insight into impact'. After a morning of insightful discussions, we are looking forward to continuing the conversation this afternoon.

We will begin with a session focussing on registrant engagement and wellbeing.
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Speakers:
Matthew Redford – General Osteopathic Council
Daniel Moore & Penny Bance – General Chiropractic Council
Tista Chakravarty-Gannon – General Medical Council
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How can we effectively collaborate for safe practice?

This is the question our speakers in Parallel C of this year's research conference will be considering.
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Speakers:
Melanie Venables & Polly Rossetti – Professional Standards Authority
Ashley Carlson & Sanah Sidhu – College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
Sanjay Sekhri & Hanna Gillespie-Gallery – NHS Resolution

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In Parallel B, our speakers will discuss how we can learn effectively when things go wrong.

We are looking forward to hearing about approaches to fairness in managing healthcare performance concerns, insight-based remediation, and barriers to complaints research.


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Speakers:
Dr Marie Bryce – University of Plymouth
Emma Garrick – National Council for Integrative Psychotherapists
Rebecca Mulvaney & Ben Redmond – Social Work England
Helen Smith – @bristoluni.bsky.social

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We are pleased to hear from our speakers in Parallel A as they explore the role of AI and technology in preventing harm. From ethical challenges to developing guidance, this session promises rich insights into regulatory responses to the emerging use of AI.

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• Professor Roberta Fida, Aston University
• Professor Rosalind Searle, @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Together, they’ll help us reflect on how research can shape safer, more preventative approaches in health and care regulation.

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We are delighted to open today’s conference with an introduction from Alan Clamp, Chief Executive of the Professional Standards Authority, setting the tone for a day focused on turning insight into impact.

Our morning plenary features contributions from:
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We are pleased to welcome attendees to Coin Street in London, for our annual research conference, in partnership with Professor Roberta Fida, Aston University and Professor Ros Searle, @uofglasgow.bsky.social

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A reminder of the role regulation can play – PSA response to NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan We have published

Regulation is often seen as a barrier to innovation, but with the right planning, it can be used to manage risk and contribute to workforce transformation.

Read our full response here: www.professionalstan...
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We have published our response to the call for evidence on the NHS 10 Year Workforce Plan.

In our response, we highlight how regulation can support the three shifts outlined in the plan.
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📣 Final call!

Our research conference Preventing harm: turning insight into impact is happening 18 November in London.

This is your last chance to get a ticket and join the conversation on how research can help shift regulation towards prevention.

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PSA welcomes spotlight on professional registration in alarming report into children’s hearing services Following the publication of the

The report presents concerning evidence about failings that have caused avoidable harm to hundreds of children.


Click here to read our full statement: www.professionalstan...
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Following the publication of the Kingdon review of children's hearing services in England, we would like to extend our sympathies to the children who have been left with hearing loss, due to missed or late identification of symptoms, and their families.
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We welcome the General Optical Council's guidance to help registrants understand the expected standards for maintaining sexual boundaries and caring for patients in vulnerable circumstances.

Read our full response here: www.professionalstandards.org.uk/publications...