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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

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

Case study: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) share their work on developing a reflective toolkit which supports speaking up

Professional practice practitioner and AHP Avril Platt gives us an insight into how a team of AHPs all work together.

We recently released updates to our standards of proficiency, which come into effect on 1 September 2023.

You have a professional responsibility to keep full, clear and accurate records

We’re reviewing our sanctions policy to improve consistency and further strengthen decision-making by independent fitness to practise (FTP) panels. The consultation is running from 29 May 2025 to 1 September 2025.

We consider misuse of title cases, where individuals use one of our protected titles without being on our Register.

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

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

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. 

To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2025, Preetpal Sooch, Head of Podiatry at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, shares how her Sikh upbringing and cultural heritage have shaped her leadership journey in the NHS and her commitment to representation and equity across healthcare.