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We are seeking views on proposed changes to the standards of proficiency for each of the 15 professions we regulate.

Rachel Booth-Gardiner and Georgia Vine are occupational therapists with lived experiences of disabilities and founding members of disability network AbleOTUK. For Disability History Month 2024, they explore the history of disabled healthcare professionals, celebrate the achievements of AbleOTUK and review the sections of the HCPC standards relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Paul Chapman on the benefits for employers in supporting professionals back to practice

This report provides information about the HPC’s work in considering allegations about the fitness to practise of our registrants.

If the Investigating Committee decides there is a case to answer, the case will go forward for a final hearing

The standards of proficiency that practitioner psychologists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

The standards of proficiency that physiotherapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

The standards of proficiency that orthoptists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

What our standards say on scope of practice

Click here to learn what the duty of candour looks like in practice.

Katherine Timms, Head of Policy and Standards at the HCPC, answers the most common questions we receive from registrants about record keeping

As we move forward with the wider programme of regulatory reform, we welcome this consultation to consider how the powers to introduce and remove professions from regulation might be used in the future.

Learn about the benefits that supervision can have for your professional practice and the wider sector

The standards of proficiency that prosthetists / orthotists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

We are seeking views from all our stakeholders on this draft vision, and the other key components which make up our draft corporate strategy