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Our primary purpose is to protect the public, but there are benefits to being a regulated profession

Health and Care Professions Council response to NHS England’s consultation on the proposal for the supply and administration of medicines using patient group directions for operating department practitioners across the United Kingdom

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

Find out who won the HCPC student competition 2025, which asked students to design a learning session about speaking up and raising concerns.  

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. 

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

Online workshop for service users to discuss changes to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics

Online workshop for registrants to discuss changes to the standards of conduct performance and ethics

Online workshop for trade union representatives to discuss changes to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics

Online workshop for students to discuss changes to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics

Important information for social workers in England regarding the transfer of regulation to Social Work England including FAQs

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

Being open and honest when things go wrong can be very challenging. In this webinar we will explore the duty of candour requirements across the UK, some of the challenges in meeting these requirements and how to overcome them.

Monday 3 March marks the start of the HCPC's first ever CPD Week. We will be showcasing resources, sharing good practice and publishing materials designed to support registrants with their CPD.

We have provided key statistics as a summary of the picture of education and training for the professions we regulate, and how that picture is changing.