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Advertising Botox injections on social media
As a prescription-only medicine, it is unlawful for Botox or Botox treatments to be advertised in any way to the public
Jubilee Bank Holiday Weekend: Service availability and how to contact us
Our offices will be closed from 5pm on Wednesday 1 June until 9am on Monday 6 June 2022
Statement on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine
John Barwick, CEO of the HCPC, has issued a statement on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine
COVID-19: Information for registrants
We are encouraging registered health and care professionals to keep up-to-date with all information and guidance concerning the recent outbreak of COVID-19.
Update on our registration fees
Your concerns, arguments, and views about the impact of HCPC’s proposed fee rise have prompted us to re-think our approach.
HCPC statement on guidance on health and character and suicidal ideation
Our priority is ensuring that registrants have access to advice and support, so that they can get the help they need and ensure they are able to continue to practise safely, without fear of the impact on their registration. To support this, we have produced online materials aimed at registrants and updated our guidance on health and character to include more illustrative case studies.
HCPC increases the education threshold for paramedics
Planned changes to the paramedic education threshold have now come into force. This follows on from our consultation and decision by our Council to increase the threshold to degree level in 2018.
HCPC launches consultation on permanent changes to our Rules to hold remote hearings
We launched a consultation on permanently amending our Rules to give us the express power to hold hearings remotely.
Update on the Indicative Sanctions Policy review
In early 2017, the HCPC commenced a review of the Indicative Sanctions Policy to ensure it is up to date, reflects public opinion, and continues to support fair and proportionate decision making. As part of this review we commissioned market research into the public’s views of the Policy and undertook a public consultation.
Working upstream to ensure education providers meet our high regulatory standards
We take a flexible approach when undertaking our education quality assurance assessment activities, aiming to be ‘right touch’ in our regulatory activities.
Revisions to our Standards of Proficiency
The HCPC’s Standards of Proficiency set out the technical requirements and competencies – the proficiencies – that all registrants are required to be able to demonstrate on entry to their profession. All approved education programmes must ensure graduates can meet these standards for their profession. The revised sets of Standards of Proficiency must be delivered to all new cohorts starting from 1 September 2023.