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Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

To mark LGBT+ History Month 2024, two members of the UK SLT Pride Network tell us about their journeys in healthcare and how they have grappled with the barriers they face.

Looking after yourself, your colleagues and service users is vital when delivering safe and effective healthcare

The Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (PSA) oversees our work.

A summary of what current students will need to do to ensure they meet the updated standards of proficiency, which come into effect 1 September 2023.

The deadline for arts therapists to complete their registration renewal is fast approaching.

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. 

The Health and Care Professions Council has updated our standards of conduct, performance and ethics, following a public consultation. The revised standards took effect on 1 September 2024.

Panel Members consider information and evidence presented to them to reach well-reasoned and fair decisions on registrants’ fitness to practise cases

Our standards form the foundation for how we regulate, explaining what we expect of our registrants and education and training programmes. 

Rachael is an Occupational Therapist with over 23 years of experience. She returned to practice in 2023 after a career break.

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

Legal Assessors are legally qualified and provide advice to panels of the HCPC’s statutory committees and Council on questions of law

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic