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The COVID-19 Temporary Register will close on the 31 March 2024.

We are undertaking a review of the standards of education and training (SETs).

Nadhim Zahawi has announced Monday 2 December 2019 as the date when Social Work England will take over from the HCPC as the new social work regulator

From midnight on 1st April 2019, gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified as Schedule 3 controlled drugs, under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), and Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971)

Key findings from our year in registration survey, which aims to gather insight about how students’ education and training prepares them for practice. 

The revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics and revised guidance on social media are coming into effect on 1 September 2024. We encourage all registrants to ensure they are familiar with the changes.

The pandemic required us to quickly adapt how we operated as a regulator. We intend to build on this agility to ensure we deliver effective public protection through lean and intelligent regulation.

Find out who won the HCPC student competition 2023, which asked students to design a learning session about health and wellbeing. 

The HCPC has updated its standards of proficiency for the first time since 2015. The crucial changes have been made following an extensive period of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, to seek views and develop standards in line with current professional practice.

Find out who won the HCPC student competition 2024, which asked students to design a learning session about social media. 

How we're ensuring our standards reflect the expectations of a modern day health service and the real lived-in context you work in

The Government has announced that the healthcare professions temporary registers, including the HCPC temporary register, are set to close on 30 September 2022.

On Thursday 22 September, government announced that the healthcare professions temporary registers, including the HCPC COVID-19 Temporary Register, will remain open for a further two years.