We’re hiring an Associate Board Member. We welcome applications from under‑represented groups and those keen to build Board experience. No health or social care background needed.
Apply by 18 March 2026: www.professionalstan...
We’re hiring an Associate Board Member. We welcome applications from under‑represented groups and those keen to build Board experience. No health or social care background needed.
Apply by 18 March 2026: www.professionalstan...
We asked our Board members for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales about the key issues in health and social care and how regulation can help. They share why they joined the PSA Board and the challenges they see. Read more: www.professionalstan...
🔗Response to Northern Ireland Department of Health consultation on its Being Open Framework: www.professionalstan...
🔗Safer Care for All: www.professionalstan...
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We also welcome the Northern Ireland Government’s commitment to introducing an Organisational Duty of Candour which would align Northern Ireland with the other UK nations in relation to duties of candour.
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Ensuring everyone is confident that they will be treated fairly when things go wrong should be an integral part of fair and effective accountability processes. Staff also need to be clear when external organisations, such as professional regulators, may need to become involved.
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Our Safer Care for All report highlighted the importance of staff being able to talk openly about mistakes - without fear of unfair retribution - to learning, quality improvement, and safety.
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Ensuring that all health and care staff act with honesty, openness and transparency both with patients and colleagues is vital to patient and service user safety.
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The PSA welcomes the launch of the Northern Ireland Department of Health’s Being Open Framework, which aims to promote an open and transparent culture across Health and Social Care delivery organisations in Northern Ireland.
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Thank you to the Royal College of Psychiatrists for inviting us to take part in this important event.
Find information on staying safe from suicide (which was also discussed) click here:
👉 www.england.nhs.uk/l...
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We were pleased to attend a Men’s Mental Health event at @rcpsych.bsky.social yesterday.
Our CEO Alan Clamp and Policy and Communications Director, Melanie Venables heard about research on men’s mental health. Melanie joined a panel on training, and there were many valuable presentations.
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The next Scottish Government will face challenges in improving health and social care services including funding, workforce shortages and safety.
Despite positive progress, concerns remain over the safety and quality of care.
Read our full manifesto here: https://ow.ly/GZEa50YkZx5
We welcome the Women & Equalities Committee's call for faster action on a licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures. Until this is in place, choose practitioners on a PSA‑accredited register: Save Face or the JCCP.
Read our full statement:
https://ow.ly/5bOR50YkbLj
✓Mynd i'r afael ag argyfwng y gweithlu iechyd a gofal
✓ Cau'r bylchau diogelwch
✓ Cefnogi rheoleiddio i wella diwylliant y gweithle a galluogi dull ataliol
Darllenwch y maniffesto yma: cy.professionalstand...
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Gall rheoleiddio proffesiynol chwarae rhan hanfodol wrth fynd i'r afael â'r heriau hyn a chefnogi system sy'n atal niwed, yn dysgu o gamgymeriadau, ac yn amddiffyn y cyhoedd.
Mae ein maniffesto yn tynnu sylw at dair blaenoriaeth ar gyfer Llywodraeth nesaf Cymru:
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Mae Cymru'n wynebu pwysau sylweddol o swyddi gwag cynyddol yn y gweithlu i bryderon cynyddol ynghylch diogelwch cleifion.
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Heddiw rydym yn cyhoeddi 'Gofal mwy diogel i Gymru – Maniffesto ar gyfer newid', gan nodi'r camau gweithredu yr ydym yn credu y dylai Llywodraeth nesaf Cymru eu cymryd i gryfhau diogelwch ar draws iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol.
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Mae'r ystadegau hyn yn adlewyrchu rhai o'r heriau sy'n wynebu iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol yng Nghymru.
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Our manifesto highlights three priorities for the next Welsh Government:
✓Tackle the health and care workforce crisis
✓ Close the safety gaps
✓Support regulation to improve workplace culture and enable a preventative approach
Read the manifesto here: www.professionalstan...
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Wales faces significant pressures from rising workforce vacancies to increasing concerns about patient safety. Professional regulation can play a vital role in meeting these challenges and supporting a system that prevents harm, learns from mistakes, and protects the public.
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These statistics reflect some of the challenges facing health and social care in Wales.
We published 'Safer care for Wales – A manifesto for change', setting out the action we believe the next Welsh Government should take to strengthen safety across health and social care.
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We’ve published our manifestos for Wales and Scotland.
They show how the next Welsh and Scottish Governments can close safety gaps and how professional regulation can improve safety, workforce resilience and health outcomes.
Wales➡️https://ow.ly/yTym50YhBNa
Scotland➡️https://ow.ly/sWo050YhBN9
• work with partners on emerging issues, including regulation of AI
2026 will be a year of action, collaboration and innovation — and we’re ready.
Read more: www.professionalstan...
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What can the PSA offer in 2026?
This year we will:
• support regulatory reform
• expand preventative approaches using data
• introduce new, clearer Standards for regulators and Accredited Registers
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We have published the latest minutes from the Nursing and Midwifery Council Oversight Group.
The Group discussed:
• An update on the Fitness to Practise improvement plan
• How often the Group should meet in future
Read the full minutes here:
https://ow.ly/KGwo50YeqTz
A collaborative, cross‑sector approach to AI regulation is essential — particularly given the complex regulatory landscape across health and care. In our response to this call for evidence, we highlighted the importance of bringing sectors together.
Read our full response: https://ow.ly/BfjM50YbGH1
We spoke to Emma Garrick, CEO of the National Council for Integrative Psychotherapists, to hear her views on the role of AI in health and social care.
Watch the video to learn about the opportunities AI could bring, and the potential risks we need to consider.
https://ow.ly/7Tj450Y8FF2
✔️Opportunities to share feedback on DVACT-PAI and JCCP (by 20 Feb 2026)
Read the full update and find all our newsletters here:
www.professionalstan...
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Our January 2026 PSA email update is now live.
This edition includes:
✔️Performance reviews of the GMC and GDC
✔️Our latest responses
✔️Insights from the 2025 Research Conference, including the human impact of regulation
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This year promises to be one of action, collaboration, and innovation. From implementing new schemes to driving reform and promoting safer choices, the PSA is ready to contribute.
Read PSA Chair, Caroline Corby's blog here: https://ow.ly/T1kN50Y61gA
It was good to have our CEO, Alan Clamp, attend today’s Westminster Patient Safety Symposium.
The discussions covered various topics; from how NHS reform can enable safer care, to the role of workforce wellbeing.
We welcome continued collaboration to improve patient safety.
#APPGPatientSafety