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We required that all education providers embedded our revised standards of proficiency (SOPs) from September 2023. We have assessed education provider alignment with the SOPs, and have considered common practices and challenges with this alignment.

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.

Brendon Edmonds, Head of Regulatory Development and Performance, breaks down the recent improvements to our international application process.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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