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Changes align with amendments made to the standards of proficiency to strengthen our commitment to EDI.

We have introduced new standards about promoting public health and preventing ill-health. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

These reports set out a ‘state of the nation’ for education and training in the 15 professions we regulate.

With the publication of the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics (‘the standards’) coming soon, you are no doubt wondering what you can do to support your HCPC registrants with embedding them into everyday practice. We're here to help! 

Case study: Raff is a hearing aid dispenser working in independent practice. He has just started running his own business as a sole practitioner in a remote location in the Scottish Highlands.

It is important that you get the service user’s permission, or ‘consent’, before you share or disclose their information or use it for reasons which are not related to the care or services you provide for them

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

We check the documents you submit as part of your international application for plagiarism using a third-party software

We have significantly expanded the role of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), placing specific importance on making sure that practice is inclusive for all service users. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

This section provides information about the CPD audit process, and provides guidance on meeting our CPD standards

Information about what to do if you have concerns about the fitness to practise of learners.

The HCPC runs a biennial education provider and visitor survey, which gathers feedback to improve these stakeholders’ experience and involvement

HCPC Policy Manager Tom Miller explains the proposals we are making and why it is especially important to hear from employers and managers of HCPC registrants, who have experience of how the current arrangements are working.