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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.

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.

We expect our registrants to take all reasonable steps to reduce risk of harm, and to maintain a safe practice environment

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

If a concern is raised or referral is made about a HCPC-registered professional, our fitness to practice investigations process will begin. This flowchart summarises the steps. 

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

Information about the cookies we use and what we use them for

Copies of your documents must be correctly certified by a person of standing in the community

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

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

Frequently asked questions about the HCPTS and fitness to practise hearings

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

Case study: Simon is a dietitian. He has recently been considering new ways of engaging with his service users and members of the public

Information for applicants who trained in the UK

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