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A guide for people who use the services of, or are treated, by professionals regulated by the HCPC.

There's just one week until 1 September 2023, when the updated HCPC standards of proficiency come into effect. We encourage all registrants to ensure they understand the updates and are ready to integrate them as far as they relate to their scope of practice. 

We regulate hearing aid dispensers on the basis of their professional title and also their protected function.

Statistical summary of the HCPC Register, including the number of registrants by profession, age profile and working location.

We've published a statement on how we assess the eligibility of programmes against the threshold level

Our priority is ensuring that registrants have access to advice and support, so that they can get the help they need and ensure they are able to continue to practise safely, without fear of the impact on their registration. To support this, we have produced online materials aimed at registrants and updated our guidance on health and character to include more illustrative case studies.

This policy statement sets out our broad approach to annotation of our Register

HCPC research on effective clinical and peer supervision in the workplace

The standards of proficiency that hearing aid dispensers must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) oversees our work.

From midnight on 1st April 2019, gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified as Schedule 3 controlled drugs, under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), and Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971)

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.

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

Today we have launched a consultation which outlines proposed changes to the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Key findings from our year in registration survey, which aims to gather insight about how students’ education and training prepares them for practice.