General Chiropractic Council (GCC) Chiropractors T: 020 7713 5155 http://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 http://www.gmc-uk.org
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses T: 020 7637 7181 http://www.nmc-uk.org
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
General Social Care Council (GSCC) Social care workers (England) T: 020 7397 5100 www.gscc.org.uk
Care Council for Wales Social care workforce (Wales), qualified social workers, child care managers/workers, adult residential managers/care workers, domiciliary care managers/workers and social work students on approved degree courses in Wales T: 0845 0700 399 www.ccwales.org.uk
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 Professions Council 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
Herbal Medicine Practitioners will be regulated by the Health Professions Council in 2012
T: 020 7582 0866 www.hpc-uk.org
Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence ( CHRE ) The aim of the CHRE is to protect the public, promote best practice and progress excellence in relation to the regulation of healthcare professionals.
CHRE currently oversee nine statutory UK healthcare regulators but the on 16th Feburary 2011 the government announced plans Proportionate health and social care worker regulation to protect the to change and expand the role of the CHRE
For more information, visit www.chre.org.uk or call 020 7389 8030.