Regulatory/Enforcement Bodies
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General Social Care Council (GSCC): Now Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
British Standards (BSI): the worlds first national standards-making body (NSB) and is number one in the world today. BSI provides publications and consults on new and existing standards of all types.http://www.bsi-global.com/
Care Quality Commission: Their aim is to make sure better care is provided for everyone, whether that’s in hospital, in care homes, in people’s own homes, or elsewhere.
They regulate health and adult social care services, whether provided by the NHS, local authorities, private companies or voluntary organisations. And, they protect the rights of people detained under the Mental Health Act. http://www.cqc.org.uk/
Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS): is an organisation set up to enable a standardised H&S evaluation and appraisal of contractors working in all fields throughout the UK. Contractors who listed under the CHAS system have reached at least a minimum standard of H&S compliance and have a working H&S management system. http://www.chas.gov.uk/
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH): is a professional, awarding and campaigning body at the forefront of environmental and public health. Our enforcers for food safety in kitchens and other matters. CIEH provide professional H&S education and training, information and advice and publications http://www.cieh.org/
Department of Health (DoH): government department providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications It includes links to the National Taskforce on Violence Against Social care Staff and associated documents. http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG): replaced ODPM with a powerful remit to promote community cohesion and equality, as well as responsibility for housing, urban regeneration, planning and local government. Contains a hugh amount of information that needs to be searched for. http://www.communities.gov.uk/ go to http://www.communities.gov.uk/fire/firesafety/firesafetylaw/ for the latest information and guidance on the new Fire Regulations
Disability Rights Commission (DRC): Equality The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) closed in September 2007. Its responsibility for helping secure civil rights for disabled people has transferred to the new Equality and Human Rights Commission which opened for business in 1 October 2007 http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee's (DPTAC): website provides comprehensive information on its role in advising the Government on the transport needs of disabled people. http://dptac.independent.gov.uk/
Environment Agency (EA): the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world. http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/?lang=_e
Food Standards Agency (FSA): an independent Government department set up by an Act of Parliament in 2000 to protect the public's health and consumer interests in relation to food. The FSA provides advice and information to the public and Government on food safety from farm to fork, nutrition and diet. It also protects consumers through effective food enforcement and monitoring. http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/
General Social Care Council (GSCC): As of 1 August 2012 the regulation of the social work profession and education has transferred to the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). http://www.hpc-uk.org/
Health and Safety Executive (HSE): is the enforcing body for H&S matters for the UK. The website contains many links and a search facility for all sorts of useful H&S information. http://www.hse.gov.uk/
Health and Social Care: promotes NVQ training and competence for carers, identifies and register training providers and exhorts care providers to make sure their staff are trained and competent http://www.ocr.org.uk/index.html
Healthcare Commission: see Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspections
Health Protection Agency (HPA): an independent body that protects the health and well-being of the population. The Agency plays a critical role in protecting people from infectious diseases and in preventing harm when hazards involving chemicals, poisons or radiation occur. They also prepare for new and emerging threats, such as a bio- terrorist attack or virulent new strain of disease. Website contains an excellent topic index. http://www.hpa.org.uk/
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA): enhance and safeguard the health of the public by ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe. Contains links to all their publications and other information. http://www.mhra.gov.uk/home/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=5
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National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE): is an independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health. http://www.nice.org.uk/
National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE): an NHS (Department of Health) website, NIMHE is responsible for supporting the implementation of positive change in mental health and mental health services. NIMHE is part of the Care Services Improvement Partnership, There are eight development centres, through which the majority of the work is delivered. There is a Mental Health Research Network and it receives support from CSIP's small central team. http://www.nmhdu.org.uk/nmhdu/
National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA): improving the safety and quality of care through reporting, analysing and learning from adverse incidents and 'near misses' involving NHS patients. http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC): an organisation set up by Parliament to protect the public, by ensuring that nurses and midwives provide high standards of care to their patients and clients. http://www.nmc-uk.org/
Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA): is a well known charity offering all sorts of useful H&S resources such as education and training, publications, advice and events and covering most aspects of H&S. http://www.rospa.org.uk/
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE): The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) was established by Government in 2001 to improve social care services for adults and children in the United Kingdom. You can find out more about what we do using the links on the left under 'SCIE's work' and 'about SCIE'. http://www.scie.org.uk/
Social Services Inspectorate (SSI): formerly part of DoH. The archives are still open for publications, etc. although their activities transferred to CSCI on 1st April 2004. http://www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/SocialServicesInspectorate/fs/en
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