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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

363,883

Total number of registrants across 15 professions


Breakdown by profession

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

 

Arts therapists

6,103 registrants

6,103 registrants

Biomedical scientists

29,179 registrants

29,179 registrants

Chiropodists / podiatrists

12,012 registrants

12,012 registrants

Clinical scientists

8,712 registrants

8,712 registrants

Dietitians

13,397 registrants

13,397 registrants

Hearing aid dispensers

5,072 registrants

5,072 registrants

Operating department practitioners

18,049 registrants

18,049 registrants

Orthoptists

1,584 registrants

1,584 registrants

Occupational therapists

47,885 registrants

47,885 registrants

Paramedics

42,363 registrants

42,363 registrants

Physiotherapists

77,341 registrants

77,341 registrants

Prosthetists / orthotists

1,269 registrants

1,269 registrants

Practitioner psychologists

32,138 registrants

32,138 registrants

Radiographers

48,159 registrants

48,159 registrants

Speech and language therapists

20,620 registrants

20,620 registrants


Age profile of HCPC registrants

20-29

66,063 registrants

30-39

112,974 registrants

40-49

93,110 registrants

50-59

63,660 registrants

60+

28,075 registrants

Not recorded

1 registrant


Workplace by country

England

284,927 registrants

284,927 registrants

Scotland

27,174 registrants

27,174 registrants

Wales

15,233 registrants

15,233 registrants

Northern Ireland

10,632 registrants

10,632 registrants

Outside the UK

19,616 registrants

19,616 registrants

Not recorded

6,301 registrants

6,301 registrants

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

 

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Page updated on: 01/07/2026