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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

364,841

Total number of registrants across 15 professions


Breakdown by profession

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

 

Arts therapists

6,163 registrants

6,163 registrants

Biomedical scientists

29,345 registrants

29,345 registrants

Chiropodists / podiatrists

11,327 registrants

11,327 registrants

Clinical scientists

8,736 registrants

8,736 registrants

Dietitians

12,952 registrants

12,952 registrants

Hearing aid dispensers

4,678 registrants

4,678 registrants

Operating department practitioners

18,101 registrants

18,101 registrants

Orthoptists

1,587 registrants

1,587 registrants

Occupational therapists

48,215 registrants

48,215 registrants

Paramedics

42,824 registrants

42,824 registrants

Physiotherapists

78,113 registrants

78,113 registrants

Prosthetists / orthotists

1,277 registrants

1,277 registrants

Practitioner psychologists

32,206 registrants

32,206 registrants

Radiographers

48,603 registrants

48,603 registrants

Speech and language therapists

20,714 registrants

20,714 registrants


Age profile of HCPC registrants

20-29

66,732 registrants

30-39

113,187 registrants

40-49

93,372 registrants

50-59

63,724 registrants

60+

27,825 registrants

Not recorded

1 registrant


Workplace by country

England

285,988 registrants

285,988 registrants

Scotland

27,246 registrants

27,246 registrants

Wales

15,264 registrants

15,264 registrants

Northern Ireland

10,636 registrants

10,636 registrants

Outside the UK

19,580 registrants

19,580 registrants

Not recorded

6,127 registrants

6,127 registrants

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

 

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Page updated on: 01/07/2026