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Revisions to our Standards of Proficiency- what you need to do

The HCPC’s  Standards of Proficiency set out the technical requirements and competencies – the proficiencies – that all registrants are required to be able to demonstrate on entry to their profession. All approved education programmes must ensure graduates can meet these standards for their profession. The revised sets of Standards of Proficiency must be delivered to all new cohorts starting from 1 September 2023. 

How we use your responses to our Year in Registration survey

A key part of our work is making sure we understand the experience of those going through education programmes through our Year in Registration survey.

Consultation on updates to our sanctions policy opens

We’re reviewing our sanctions policy to improve consistency and further strengthen decision-making by independent fitness to practise (FTP) panels. The consultation is running from 29 May 2025 to 1 September 2025.

How we investigate health concerns

The HCPC takes a proportionate approach to investigating concerns about a registrant’s physical or mental health

FAQs on record keeping

We get many questions about record keeping from registrants. This page runs through the most common questions and signposts to other sources of advice

HCPC’s approach to the investigation of health matters

This policy explains how we investigate information we receive that indicates a registrant’s fitness to practise may be impaired because of their physical or mental health

Using AI at HCPC

It’s always exciting when new technologies arrive that can save us time and have the potential to help us to achieve new things. But it’s important we are mindful of the risks when adopting any new technology.

Professional Liaison Service

The HCPC Professional Liaison Service was established in 2020 following a decision to invest in more upstream regulation. Upstream regulation describes an approach to regulation that is focussed on prevention, partnership and support.

Our work

Our corporate plan sets out the important development work we want to achieve to progress our strategy

Ensuring that your CPD benefits the service user

These benefits do not need to be radical and in many cases may simply be a result of improvements you have made to your practice

Sustainability in health and care practice

HCPC Policy Lead, Rosemary Flowers-Wanjie, explains the background behind our development and publication of content support registrants with sustainable practice.

Able to offer support?

Some of our registrants have been in touch saying they are now in a position to help the NHS and want to know how to offer support

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Employer case study - The effects of well-supported CPD (Optima Health)

Karen Philpotts, Head of Clinical Standards (MSH and MH) at Optima Health, shares a case study on the impact of well-supported CPD on one practitioner and their team.

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