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Applicants with health condition

A look at the responsibilities of, and resources for, education providers concerned about the impact of a student's health condition on their ability to practice.

Are you and your team ready for the updated standards of proficiency?

As the updated standards of proficiency come into effect on 1 September 2023, you might be wondering what you need to do as a manager or employer of HCPC registrants. In this article we share ideas, tips and strategies to help you and your team prepare to embed the updated standards into everyday practice.

Be Sure - check the Register and find a professional

We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health

Inappropriate relationship with patient

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.

Digital skills and new technologies

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.

Fitness to practise FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the HCPTS and fitness to practise hearings

Registration Appeals Panel Members

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

Paying your scrutiny fee

Information for international applicants on paying the scrutiny fee, which is needed for the application to begin processing.

Other organisations

This page lists the other organisations that are responsible for regulating, and investigating concerns about, health and care professionals in the UK.

Breach of confidentiality

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.

Returning to practice after the pandemic - why we're reinstating a 12-month updating period

As our 12-month updating period comes into effect once more, Policy Manager Madeleine Connor looks back on the COVID-19 pandemic and circumstances that temporarily extended it.