Health and social care - strategic plans: statutory guidance

Annex D: Definition of health and social care professionals

The Public Bodies (Joint working) (Health Professionals and Social Care Professionals) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 provides a description of health and social care professionals.

Health Professionals are anyone who is included in the:

• Register of medical practitioners kept by the registrar of the General Medical Council
• Dentists register or dental care professionals register kept by the General Dental Council
• Register of optometrists, the register of dispensing opticians, the register of visiting optometrist or the register of visiting dispensing opticians kept by the General Optical Council
• Register of osteopaths kept by the General Osteopathic Council
• Register of chiropractors kept by the General Chiropractic Council
• Parts 1 or 4 (pharmacists) or Parts 2 or 5 (pharmacy technicians) of the register maintained by the General Pharmaceutical Council
• Register of qualified nurses and midwifes kept by the Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Register of member of relevant professionals kept by the Health and Care Professions Council

Social Care Professionals are:

• a person who is included in the register of social workers and social service workers kept by the Scottish Social Services Council,
• a person who would be included in the SSSC register but is excluded by virtue of being a member of a professional body listed in Article 3 of the Regulation of Care (Social Service Workers) (Scotland) Order 2005; or
• a person who is engaged in the provision of care or support to users of social care services which are provided under the integrated arrangements