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- The Professional Standards Authority accredits registers so you can be confident when choosing health and care practitioners.
www.professionalstandards.org.uk/publications/accredited-registers-assessmentsProfessional Standards Authority accredited register assessments
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Accredited Registers help people get better care by ensuring that the health practitioners they register are competent and trustworthy. They set standards for people working in unregulated health and care occupations, encourage them to meet them and take action to protect the public when necessary.
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We are a regulator of health and care professions in the UK. Our role is to protect the public. By law, people must be registered with us to work in the UK.
We make sure that the public is protected when choosing and using health and care services by independently assessing organisations who register practitioners, who are not regulated by law, working both within and outside the NHS.
Many awarding bodies (over 160) in the UK are recognised by Ofqual (for England), CCEA (for Northern Ireland), Welsh Government (for Wales) and/or SQA (for Scotland). In England and Northern Ireland recognised awarding bodies must meet the ‘Conditions of Recognition’.
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Check the Register. We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health. Surname or registration number. Choose a profession.
What is the HCPC? We are a regulator of health and care professions in the UK. Our role is to protect the public. By law, people must be registered with us to work in the UK in any of the professions listed here. About the Health and Care Professions Council. Watch on.
Accreditation is the RCN seal of approval for health care training - a mark of quality. You can browse accredited events, resources and courses, or find out how to get your programme accredited.
