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What it means to practise at advanced levels and advice on how to ensure you are continuing to practise lawfully, safely, and effectively as you develop your career.

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

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

We investigate all cases objectively and independently

If we decide that a concern is within our remit at the triage stage, we will carry out an initial investigation

The HCPC takes a proportionate approach to investigating concerns about a registrant’s physical or mental health

The Committee's role is to meet to consider all evidence put before them and decide whether there is a case to answer in respect of the allegation against the registrant

This page provides information about what we mean by 'fitness to practise', and our role in relation to it.