The Health and Care Professions Council

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is a UK-wide regulator, registering the following professions: arts therapists, biomedical scientists, chiropodists / podiatrists, clinical scientists, dietitians, hearing aid dispensers, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, paramedics, physiotherapists, practitioner psychologists, prosthetists / orthotists, radiographers, and speech and language therapists.

We protect the public by regulating 15 health and care professions

To do this we:

  • set standards for professionals' education and training and practice;
  • keep a register of professionals, known as 'registrants', who meet our standards; and
  • take action if professionals on our Register do not meet our standards.

We regularly consult service users and carers, health and care professionals and other key stakeholders, to get their views on the work we do.

This is underpinned our core values: transparency, collaboration and responsiveness, and a commitment to offering value for money and a high quality service to our stakeholders. 

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