GDC research finds only 38% of dental professionals trust the fitness to practise process, despite modest improvements in satisfaction and communication.

New research suggests pharmacy professionals are significantly more likely to face severe GPhC fitness to practise sanctions in Great Britain than comparable disciplinary action in the United States.

The General Chiropractic Council (GCC) met 16 of the 18 Standards of Good Regulation in its latest annual performance review by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) received a series of complaints during 2025/26 relating to its regulatory functions.

A consultation on proposed updated guidance to help doctors, physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) caring for patients aged under 18 has been launched by the General Medical…

Kings View Chambers looks at recent data showing increases in whistleblowing disclosures across medicine, dentistry and nursing.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by an optometrist seeking permission to appeal following a General Optical Council (GOC) fitness to practise case,.

UK health and social care professional regulators have published their annual whistleblowing disclosures report.

Almost 85,000 dental care professionals (DCPs) are now registered in the UK.

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has reaffirmed the central role of its fitness to practise processes in protecting patients and maintaining confidence in pharmacy professionals.

PSA, 10 regulators and 28 accredited registers have committed to developing shared principles for the safe, effective and ethical use of AI in health and social care across the UK.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has acknowledged that it failed to respond adequately when concerns about former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby were first raised.

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has published revised Standards of Education and Training.

The publication of the UK Government’s National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare: Recommendations for a Future Regulatory Framework.

he Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has published a new report calling for improvements in the way sexual misconduct allegations are investigated, managed and determined.

A High Court judge is considering whether a legal challenge to the implementation of the Leng Review should proceed to a full judicial review.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced the next phase of its fitness to practise reform programme.

The GPhC has taken its first enforcement action against a pharmacy business for breaching rules on advertising prescription‑only medicines (POMs).

The General Chiropractic Council (GCC) is supporting the launch of the Chiropractic Complaints Mediation Service (CCMS), an independent pilot service designed to help resolve suitable concerns…

NMC has issued a clear statement reaffirming that it will not tolerate racist, offensive or discriminatory behaviour towards its staff, registrants or anyone involved in its fitness to practise…

The General Optical Council (GOC) has published new findings from its 2026 registrant workforce and perceptions survey.

The High Court has overturned findings of racial discrimination and bullying against a nurse after concluding that an NMC Fitness to Practise Committee had failed to properly assess the evidence…

New upgrades to the technology used in the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Fitness to Practise (FtP) hearings will improve accessibility for the people involved and enable more timely…

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) has published its Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) performance report.

NMC says it "safeguarded" more than 700 nurses, midwives and nuring associates involved in the Fitness to Practise process.

BMA appeals ‘duty of care’ case against GMC over doctor who took his own life after referral.

Almost 85,000 dental care professionals (DCPs) are now registered in the UK, the latest GDC figures show.

The High Court has allowed part of an appeal by the General Medical Council (GMC) against a Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) decision.

More than a third of sexual misconduct allegation types heard at doctor tribunals in 2025 involved colleagues, prompting the MPTS to call for a system‑wide push to prevent and address such behaviour…

The General Medical Council has published two new sets of findings that show doctors across the UK are increasingly struggling to provide the level of patient care they believe is necessary.

The High Court has refused an application by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to extend interim conditions of practice.

The High Court has delivered an important reminder to healthcare regulators that interim orders are protective measures, not a substitute for progressing a fitness to practise investigation.

The NMC has confirmed it will launch a public consultation on a new draft Code and a refreshed Revalidation process.

Annual registration fees for dentists continue to exceed those paid by other UK health professionals.

AI and improved digital systems are helping doctors cut admin tasks and spend more time with patients, the GMC says, though staffing pressures and workload challenges still limit care quality.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has welcomed the UK Government’s new call for evidence.

GDC consultation signals a shift in early‑stage fitness to practise decision‑making — what dentists need to know.

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Nine out of ten fitness to practise referrals to Social Work England were closed at the initial triage stage in 2025–26.

For most doctors, the message is not that the GMC is becoming more punitive, but that the environment is becoming more complaint‑driven, more scrutinised, and more dependent on early, proactive…

The High Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a registered nurse against a decision of the NMC Fitness to Practise Committee

Social Work England is reporting a sustained and significant rise in concerns raised about social workers, with new analysis indicating a 38% increase in referrals over the past year.

The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has published a range of new resources to help pharmacists and pharmacy technicians get more value from revalidation.

The High Court has dismissed an appeal brought by a registered nurse and midwife against a decision of the NMC Fitness to Practise Committee.

More than a third of the UK’s nursing and midwifery workforce is now Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME).

The General Medical Council (GMC) has published data tracking fitness to practise concerns, and their outcomes, for doctors during 2025.

The GOC has published updated Hearings and Indicative Sanctions guidance, which improves clarity for Fitness to Practise Committees (FtPCs) when considering applying sanctions as part of fitness to…