General Chiropractic Council (GCC) Chiropractors T: 020 7713 5155 www.gcc-uk.org
General Dental Council (GDC) Dentists and dental therapists, dental nurses, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians and orthodontic therapists T: 020 7887 3800 www.gdc-uk.org
General Medical Council (GMC) Doctors T: 0845 357 3456 www.gmc-uk.org
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses T: 020 7637 7181 NMC register
General Optical Council (GOC) Opticians (optometrists and dispensing opticians) T: 020 7580 3898 www.optical.org
General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) Osteopaths T: 020 7357 6655 www.osteopathy.org.uk
General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy premises T: 020 3365 3400 www.pharmacyregulation.org
Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland Pharmacists in Northern Ireland T: 028 9032 6927 www.psni.org.uk
Social Work England Social workers in England Search the Social Work England register
Social Care Wales Social care workforce and registered social care workers in Wales Social Care Wales
Northern Ireland Social Care Council 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 T: 028 9041 7600 www.niscc.info
Scottish Social Services Council Social care workforce (Scotland), qualified social workers, care commission officers, residential child care workers and social work students T: 0845 6030 891 www.sssc.uk.com
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Arts therapists, biomedical scientists, chiropodists/podiatrists, clinical scientists, dietitians, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, paramedics, physiotherapists, prosthetists and orthotists, radiographers, and speech and language therapists
T: 0300 500 6184 Check the HCPC register
Professional Standards Authority (PSA) The Professional Standards Authority protects the public by overseeing health and social care regulators and accrediting registers of health and care practitioners.
For background on the 2011 policy changes, see Enabling Excellence: Autonomy and Accountability for Health and Social Care Staff.
For more information, visit www.professionalstandards.org.uk or call 020 7389 8030.