UK health and social care regulators
Who are we and what do we do?
There are 13 organisations in the UK known as health and social care regulators. We each oversee the health and social care professions by regulating individual professionals.
We were set up to protect the public so that whenever you see a health or social care professional, you can be sure they meet our standards. This leaflet tells you about the work we do and how to contact us.
Who is registered?
Anyone from one of the professions listed below must register with the relevant regulator. If they are not, then they are breaking the law and we can prosecute them. Our registers are made up of only those professionals who have demonstrated that they have met our standards.
Because regulation is so important to standards of treatment and care, our registers are open to the public. So if you want to check your professional is registered, you can do this online or call us.
How can you find out more?
Please get in touch with us if you want to know more. Our full contact details and web-site addresses are listed below.
You can also download a copy of the leaflet “Who regulates health and social care professionals?” here.
Chiropractors: General Chiropractic Council (GCC)
T: 020 7713 5155 www.gcc-uk.org
Dentists and dental therapists: General Dental Council (GDC)
From 2006 our registers will also include dental nurses, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians and orthodontic therapists.
T: 020 7887 3800 www.gdc-uk.org
Doctors: General Medical Council (GMC)
www.gmc-uk.org
Nurses, Midwives and Specialist Community Public Health Nurses: The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
www.nmc-uk.org
Opticians: General Optical Council
T: 020 7580 3898 www.optical.org
Osteopaths: General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)
T: 020 7357 6655 www.osteopathy.org.uk
Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises: Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB)
T: 020 7572 2510 www.rpsgb.org.uk
Pharmacists in Northern Ireland: Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
T: 028 9032 6927 www.psni.org.uk
Social care workers (England): General Social Care Council (GSCC)
T: 020 7397 5100 www.gscc.org.uk
Social care workforce (Wales), qualified social workers, child care managers/workers, adult residential managers/care workers, domicillary care managers/workers and social work students on approved degree courses in Wales: Care Council for Wales
T: 0845 0700 399 www.ccwales.org.uk
Social care workforce (Northern Ireland), qualified social workers, team leaders and all care staff in residential childcare, heads of residential homes, heads of day care facilities and social work students: Northern Ireland Social Care Council
T: 028 9041 7600 www.niscc.info
Social care workforce (Scotland), qualfied social workers, care commission officers, residential child care workers and social work students: Scottish Social Services Council
T: 0845 6030 891 www.sssc.uk.com
Arts therapists, Biomedical Scientists, Chiropodists/ Podiatrists, Clinical Scientists, Dieticians, Occupational Therapists, Operating Department Practitioners, Orthoptists, Paramedics, Physiotherapists, Prosthetists and Orthotists, Radiographers, Speech and Language Therapists: Health Professions Council
T: 020 7582 0866 www.hpc-uk.org
The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE)'s aim is to protect the public, promote best practice and progress excellence in relation to the regulation of healthcare professionals. Our work covers nine regulators of healthcare professionals. For more information about us, please visit www.chre.org.uk
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