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Responding to discussions among our registrants, here’s some background on why some titles are regulated and others not.

Our guidance says you should use your “professional judgement” to come to decisions about what is and is not within your scope of practice (the limit of your skills, knowledge and experience). But what does this “professional judgement” look like in practice?

Those on the COVID-19 Temporary Register have until 2 October 2023 to complete and submit a declaration form to be able to remain on the COVID-19 Temporary Register until the 31 March 2024.

Our primary purpose is to protect the public, but there are benefits to being a regulated profession

Case study: Munira is a physiotherapist working in private practice. She has treated her service user Russel for the last three months after he was involved in a fall at home.

Susanna is an occupational therapist and Aspire Creating Communities, a charity in Huddersfield that combats social isolation amongst over-55s. She returned to the Register in 2019.

Learn about the updated standards of proficiency, what is changing, what they will improve and what your responsibilities are as an employer. 

Professional bodies play an important and complimentary role to our own regulatory role within education quality assurance and enhancement.

Ruth Clement is Head of Kent Children’s Therapies at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. A concern was raised about a HCPC-registered therapist that Ruth line-managed. Here she gives her perspective on the events and shares tips for employers or managers in similar situations.

If you have not practised for two years or more, you must complete either 30 or 60 days of updating (depending on how long you have been out of practice)

What education and training programmes must do to prepare students for professional practice

These indicators provide helpful advice and guidance for education providers when applying our standards of education and training (SETs)