Save Face announces its successful accreditation with the Professional Standards Authority
Save Face has announced its successful accreditation with the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) for Health and Social Care.
The PSA are responsible for overseeing the nine statutory bodies that regulate health and social care professionals in the UK and for accrediting registers of other health and care practitioners. The Accredited Registers programme was set up to provide assurance on the standards of registers of unregulated health and care occupations.
The prestigious quality mark means that that Save Face has met the Authority’s demanding standards in the following areas: governance, setting standards, education and training, managing the register, providing information and complaints handling. Being accredited means that Save Face has satisfied the Authority that it meets its high standards. It is a mark of quality.
As an Accredited Register, Save Face is now part of a programme recognised by the government, The Department of Health, NHS England, The Care Quality Commission and Health Education England. This level of external verification and recognition adds additional layers of credibility, confidence and assurance for both for the trained healthcare professionals who are listed on our register as a means to differentiate themselves and the patients who use the register to confidently navigate their way to a safe pair of hands.
Save Face clinical director, Emma Davies said, "I am extremely proud of the progress Save Face has made. We are the first body to take the Keogh and HEE recommendations and successfully implement a model to apply them, pretty much from a standing start a mere two years ago. We recognise there is more to be done, and with the same effort and determination, we will continue to apply ourselves to deliver what is required, and to work with government, regulators and the media to build a safer landscape for the public.'’
The PSA is designed to protect the public and help ensure their health and well-being.
