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Register summary

This page provides a summary of the HCPC Register, for more detailed information please explore our interactive dashboards.

 

HCPC Register

HCPC

362,967

Total number of registrants across 15 professions


Breakdown by profession

Number of registrants by profession, showing percentage of the overall HCPC Register:

 

Arts therapists

6,411 registrants

6,411 registrants

Biomedical scientists

29,091 registrants

29,091 registrants

Chiropodists / podiatrists

12,002 registrants

12,002 registrants

Clinical scientists

8,672 registrants

8,672 registrants

Dietitians

13,407 registrants

13,407 registrants

Hearing aid dispensers

5,058 registrants

5,058 registrants

Operating department practitioners

18,011 registrants

18,011 registrants

Orthoptists

1,581 registrants

1,581 registrants

Occupational therapists

47,756 registrants

47,756 registrants

Paramedics

42,154 registrants

42,154 registrants

Physiotherapists

76,910 registrants

76,910 registrants

Prosthetists / orthotists

1,260 registrants

1,260 registrants

Practitioner psychologists

32,056 registrants

32,056 registrants

Radiographers

47,993 registrants

47,993 registrants

Speech and language therapists

20,605 registrants

20,605 registrants


Age profile of HCPC registrants

20-29

66,220 registrants

30-39

112,651 registrants

40-49

92,756 registrants

50-59

63,458 registrants

60+

27,881 registrants

Not recorded

1 registrant


Workplace by country

England

284,355 registrants

284,355 registrants

Scotland

26,969 registrants

26,969 registrants

Wales

15,241 registrants

15,241 registrants

Northern Ireland

10,604 registrants

10,604 registrants

Outside the UK

19,415 registrants

19,415 registrants

Not recorded

6,383 registrants

6,383 registrants

This data has been summarised from our dashboards and is valid as of June 2026.

 

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Page updated on: 05/06/2026