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The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) oversees our work.

Find recent updates from the Education department

Learn about the updated standards of proficiency, what is changing, what they will improve and what your responsibilities are as an employer. 

Following comprehensive review and public consultation, the revised sets of standards were approved by the Council in March 2022.

Information about what to do if you have concerns about the fitness to practise of learners.

The level of care you receive from a registered professional should meet our standards

For HCPC registrants who have come to work in the UK via our international registration route, preceptorship can provide a way to support acculturation to both their new working environment and to living in the UK.

There are a number of regulators – such as the General Medical Council, the Care Quality Commission and us – who may need you to pass on information to them

Case study: A psychologist’s employer raised concerns that the registrant had taken a service user on a trip involving an overnight stay in a shared hotel room, bought the service user alcohol and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol in the presence of the service user.

Step by step guide on the complaints process

Registration Appeals Panel Members consider and determine appeals regarding admittance to the register, renewal and removal from the register

We have emphasised the need to be able to keep up to date with digital skills and new technologies. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions.

Scrutinises and oversees the work of nine health and care regulators

Frequently asked questions about the HCPTS and fitness to practise hearings