What CORU will do for You

There are two main ways we will be of use as the regulator for Health and Social Care Professionals.

 

The first will be to provide you with a way of checking whether anyone operating in the following fields is registered and regulated.

 

Clinical Biochemists	Physiotherapists
Dietitians	Psychologists
Medical Scientists	Radiographers
Occupational Therapists	Social Care Workers
Orthoptists	Social Workers
Podiatrists	Speech and Language Therapists

 

Once a person working in any of these professions is registered, you will know that they have completed specific professional training and that they have agreed to work in accordance with a code of professional conduct and ethics.

You can also check precisely what the training and performance standards are for each of the registered professions. Again, that information will be available through our website.

 

The second way we will be able to help is when you are not satisfied that the treatment, service or care you have received from one of our registered professionals is not up to standard.

When the complaints process is established, if a complaint is received about a registered health or social care professional who fails to meet our standards, we can investigate, and if warranted, take action against them. This might go as far as to include stopping them from practising.

When the complaints process is open, if you are unhappy with treatments, assesments or interventions you receive, or are worried about the behaviour or health of a registered professional, where this might impact on their ability to do their jobs properly, you will be able to raise all your concerns with us and we will be able to take action.

CORU is putting in place the foundation for the establishment of the registers and the professional standards for the various groups outlined above.

You can examine the legislation that established us, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005.