B16 Other healthcare professionals Flashcards
1
Q
what are health professionals required by law to do?
A
- register with their regulator in order to practise
- uphold standards required by the professional regulator
2
Q
what is the Professional Standards Authority? what do they do? who are they relevant to?
A
- oversees 10 health and care regulatory bodies (8 professions, social work, HCPC)
- reviews performance of regulators annually
- reviews all final FtP decisions by those regulators
- audits early FtP decisions
- conducts special reviews as needed
- responds to concerns raised about regulatory bodies
3
Q
who is the Health & Care Professions Council regulated by? what does the Health & Care Professions Council regulate? what can applications be made for to the HCPC?
A
- regulated by the PSA
- regulates a wide range of health professions (‘allied health professionals’)
- areas not recognised as health professions can apply to be regulated
