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

Find details of the revised standards of conduct performance and ethics, and how they compare to the current standards.

An online session for current students, focusing on the forthcoming updates to the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

See the step-by-step guidance below of how to submit deferral request

Information for applicants who trained in the UK

Case study: An occupational therapist's employer raised concerns with us after the registrant left a notepad containing confidential information, pertaining to a number of service users, at the home address of a service user.

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.

Our Fitness to practise report highlights key insights from the year, explains how we protect the public and shows how we help registrants meet our standards

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

In 2019, we commissioned the University of Surrey to produce a film evidencing the process and benefits of Schwartz rounds.

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

We will draft allegations based on the relevant information we have gathered

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