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Read our joint letter with NHS England, the Care Quality Commission, the General Medical Council, the CNO for England, the General Pharmaceutical Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council on how we’re supporting professionals this winter.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new Council Apprentices who will be joining our Council and committees from 31 January 2026.  

We’re consulting on proposed changes to our standards of education and training (SETs) which are designed to protect the public, by ensuring the quality of education and training programmes for the 15 health and care professions that we regulate.

We have emphasised the importance of registrants looking after their own mental health and seeking help where necessary as a part of maintaining their fitness to practise. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

Details on which elements of the revised standards of proficiency remains the same

Following comprehensive review and public consultation, the revised sets of standards were approved by the Council in March 2022.

The changes between the previous standards and the updated standards are set out in these comparison tables.

Our expectations of education providers delivering training in orthoptists exemptions and of orthoptists who complete this training

Information on raising concerns and access to the online concerns form

Raise a concern if you are an employer of a HCPC registrant

How to let us know about concerns regarding your conduct or competence

Explore common scenarios where a registrant may need to consider making a self-referral

We will draft allegations based on the relevant information we have gathered

We investigate all cases objectively and independently