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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

367,455

Total number of registrants across 15 professions


Breakdown by profession

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

 

Arts therapists

6,215 registrants

6,215 registrants

Biomedical scientists

29,477 registrants

29,477 registrants

Chiropodists / podiatrists

11,428 registrants

11,428 registrants

Clinical scientists

8,766 registrants

8,766 registrants

Dietitians

13,064 registrants

13,064 registrants

Hearing aid dispensers

4,789 registrants

4,789 registrants

Operating department practitioners

18,200 registrants

18,200 registrants

Orthoptists

1,600 registrants

1,600 registrants

Occupational therapists

48,572 registrants

48,572 registrants

Paramedics

43,084 registrants

43,084 registrants

Physiotherapists

78,817 registrants

78,817 registrants

Prosthetists / orthotists

1,282 registrants

1,282 registrants

Practitioner psychologists

32,339 registrants

32,339 registrants

Radiographers

48,927 registrants

48,927 registrants

Speech and language therapists

20,895 registrants

20,895 registrants


Age profile of HCPC registrants

20-29

67,690 registrants

30-39

113,775 registrants

40-49

93,810 registrants

50-59

64,008 registrants

60+

28,171 registrants

Not recorded

1 registrant


Workplace by country

England

288,068 registrants

288,068 registrants

Scotland

27,371 registrants

27,371 registrants

Wales

15,429 registrants

15,429 registrants

Northern Ireland

10,724 registrants

10,724 registrants

Outside the UK

19,723 registrants

19,723 registrants

Not recorded

6,140 registrants

6,140 registrants

This data has been summarised from our dashboards and is valid as of 01 September 2026.

 

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Page updated on: 01/09/2026