Medicinal products
Advertising of medicines, import and export licences, wholesale dealers’ licences, assembly licences, clinical trials, unlawful sales of prescription-only medicines via the internet or non-pharmacy premises
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
tel 020 7084 2000
website www.mhra.gov.uk

Controlled Drugs
Queries about Controlled Drug issues and enforcement of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations
Home Office
tel 020 7035 0464
website www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Other health professions
Queries with reference to the actions of other health care professionals
General Dental Council
tel 020 7887 3800
website www.gdc-uk.org

General Medical Council
tel 0845 357 3456
website www.gmc-uk.org

General Optical Council
tel 020 7580 3898
website www.optical.org

Health Professions Council
tel 0845 3004 472
website www.hpc-uk.org

Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
tel 020 7637 7181
website www.nmc-uk.org

Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
tel 028 9032 6927
website www.psni.org.uk

Social care
Queries relating to aspects of social care, including care homes and boarding schools
Commission for Social Care Inspection (England)
tel 0845 015 0120
website www.csci.org.uk

Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
tel 0845 603 0890
website www.carecommission.com

Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales
tel 01443 848 450
website www.csiw.wales.gov.uk

Social Services Inspectorate (Northern Ireland)
tel 028 9005 2050
website www.dhsspsni.gov.uk

Community pharmacy NHS contracts
Queries regarding the NHS contract for community pharmaceutical services
Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (England)
tel 01296 432 823
website www.psnc.org.uk

Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council
tel 0131 467 7766
website www.spgc.org.uk

Community Pharmacy Wales
tel 029 2044 2070
website www.cpwales.org.uk

Pharmaceutical Contractors Committee (Northern Ireland)
tel 028 9032 0787
website www.pccni.org.uk

Hospitals and prison service
Queries relating to activities in hospitals, non-registered hospital pharmacies and prison pharmacies
Department of Health (England)
tel 020 7210 4850
website www.dh.gov.uk

Scottish Executive
tel 0131 244 2440
website www.show.scot.nhs.uk/sehd

Department of Health and Social Services (Wales)
tel 029 2037 0011
website www.wales.nhs.uk

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Northern Ireland)
tel 028 9052 0500
website www.dhsspsni.gov.uk

Waste disposal
Queries about legislation on the disposal of waste
Environment Agency (England and Wales)
tel 08708 506506
website www.environment-agency.gov.uk

Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) (Scotland)
tel 01786 457 700
website www.sepa.org.uk

Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland)
tel 028 9054 0540
website www.doeni.gov.uk

Prescription pricing
Queries regarding endorsement of NHS prescriptions
Prescription Pricing Division of the NHS Business Services Authority (England)
tel 0191 232 5371
website www.ppa.org.uk

National Services Scotland (NSS) (Common Services Agency)
tel 0131 275 6000
website www.show.scot.nhs.uk/nss

Health Solutions Wales (HSW)
tel 029 2050 2413
website www.wales.nhs.uk

Independent health care providers
Queries regarding independent health care providers such as private hospitals and clinics
Healthcare Commission (England)
tel 020 7448 9200
website www.healthcarecommission.org.uk

Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care
tel 0845 603 0890
website www.carecommission.com

Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
tel 029 2082 5111
website www.hiw.wales.gov.uk

Veterinary regulations
Queries regarding veterinary regulations
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
tel 01932 336 911
website www.vmd.gov.uk

Data protection
Queries about data protection legislation Information Commissioner
tel 01625 545 745
website www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk