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For HCPC registrants who have come to work in the UK via our international registration route, preceptorship can provide a way to support acculturation to both their new working environment and to living in the UK.

Details of programmes run by or used by NHS or public authorities.

Details of professional bodies who have produced profession specific guidance or information on preceptorship or related work.

Changes align with amendments made to the standards of proficiency to strengthen our commitment to EDI.

The way we communicate is continually evolving and our standards need to reflect this.

Our changes set out a process for registrants to follow when things go wrong which better aligns with our guidance.

Our changes provide further guidance around scope of practice and highlight the need to make sure registrants have the knowledge, skills and experience to practise safely and effectively. 

We think that it’s important to further clarify within the standards that registrants do not need to stop practising simply because they have a physical or mental health condition.

Total number of registrants for the HCPC Register, broken down by profession and application route to registration (1 December 2024).

Prabha, a registered occupational therapist, shares her journey from India to the UK, and how she discovered her calling.

To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2024, Cynthia Srikesavan, a senior researcher in physiotherapy at the University of Oxford and a registered physiotherapist, shares her journey into healthcare and how her background inspires her work.

Rachel Booth-Gardiner and Georgia Vine are occupational therapists with lived experiences of disabilities and founding members of disability network AbleOTUK. For Disability History Month 2024, they explore the history of disabled healthcare professionals, celebrate the achievements of AbleOTUK and review the sections of the HCPC standards relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.

This report examines the retention rate for HCPC registrants who joined our Register via the international registration route.

These reports set out a ‘state of the nation’ for education and training in the 15 professions we regulate.

Roxanne is a Specialist Occupational Therapist with a special interest in Stroke and Neurology. Here, she tells us the story of how she returned to practice in 2021 after a career break.