how professionals are regulated by prof bodies

professional bodies

• profs in hsc settings will all have differing job roles and standards they need to adhere to in order to be a successful practitioner.

• all profs in HSC must register with their professional body and adhere to their standards.

professional bodies do the following:

• set out codes of conduct / practice for the profs to follow.

• they’re active in the development of the prof. (CPD)

• deal with any complaints about the prof and can even strike the prof off of the register.

• deal with whistleblowing and safeguarding issues referred from managers / patients.

• expect staff to be revalidated - means they must complete a certain amount of hrs of CPD over a number of yrs to still be seen as fit to practice.

main professional bodies in hsc

• GMC (General Medical Council) - regulate doctors.

• NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) - regulate nurses and midwives.

• HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) - regulate all other HSC profs from care workers to physios.

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