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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.

Supporting your employees in understanding and meeting the revised standards of proficiency

Case study: The NHS Counter Fraud Unit of the local NHS Trust raised concerns about a physiotherapist. On numerous occasions, the registrant submitted timesheets and claimed payments for hours they did not work.

Key statistics as a summary of the picture of education and training for the professions we regulate.

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

Frequently asked questions about the HCPTS and fitness to practise hearings

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.

See the step-by-step guidance below of how to activate your account

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.

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

Find individual position statements from the HCPC

For applicants who trained outside the United Kingdom

The first page you’ll see is the ‘Before we begin’ page

For those who qualified more than five years ago and have been practising outside of the UK since qualifying