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Principles developed by the HCPC and other healthcare regulators, patient organisations, and NHS partners to ensure informed decision-making and shared responsibility in care.

To be a prescriber means to have the legal authority to issue prescriptions

In this section we give statistics for the outcome of previous CPD audits

If a concern is raised or referral is made about a HCPC-registered professional, our fitness to practice investigations process will begin. This flowchart summarises the steps. 

Employers, including those who manage, supervise or lead the work of HCPC registered professionals, play a key role providing a number of functions, including checking their employees’ registration

We have powers to mark or 'annotate' the Register to show where a registrant has additional entitlements because they have completed additional training in a particular area of practice.

See the latest news, guidance and service information in light of COVID-19

There's just one week until 1 September 2023, when the updated HCPC standards of proficiency come into effect. We encourage all registrants to ensure they understand the updates and are ready to integrate them as far as they relate to their scope of practice. 

You can easily access our standards from anywhere in a new responsive and print-friendly online format

We encourage you to check periodically (every 3 to 6 months) that your employees remain registered

Keep up to date with the latest news and information relating to our standards, your registration and your CPD