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HCPC increases the education threshold for paramedics
Planned changes to the paramedic education threshold have now come into force. This follows on from our consultation and decision by our Council to increase the threshold to degree level in 2018.
Review of the standards of education and training
We review our standards periodically to ensure that they are up-to date with current practice.
Other organisations
This page lists the other organisations that are responsible for regulating, and investigating concerns about, health and care professionals in the UK.
How to activate your account
See the step-by-step guidance below of how to activate your account
HCPC statement on guidance on health and character and suicidal ideation
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.
Reclassification of Gabapentin and Pregabalin
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)
Breach of confidentiality
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.
HCPC joins health and care regulators to publish 2024 whistleblowing report
The HCPC, in collaboration with eight other professional health and care regulators, has published the latest Whistleblowing disclosures report for 2024.
HCPC welcomes PSA publication: “Ethics in extraordinary times: practitioner experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic”
This report explores the ethical experiences of practitioners working in health and social care professions and was commissioned by the Authority from Professor Deborah Bowman.
Launch date announced for specialist social work regulator
Nadhim Zahawi has announced Monday 2 December 2019 as the date when Social Work England will take over from the HCPC as the new social work regulator
The making of a multi-professional regulator - The HCPC 2001-2015
This report is an account of the making of a multi-professional regulator over its first fifteen years.