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New legislation expands the number of professions able to issue fit notes

The UK government has introduced new legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals to certify fit notes.

Upskilling and training responsibilities

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. 

Providing effective supervision

HCPC research on effective clinical and peer supervision in the workplace

Appointment of registrant assessors and medical assessors

This document sets out the policy for appointing registrant and medical assessors

Major change

This document is designed to clarify the major change process.

Professional bodies for clinical scientists

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

Register over time by characteristics

Explore the characteristics (such as age or gender) of registered, first-time, and deregistered professionals.

What our Fitness to practise annual report shows

The level of public concern in our professions remains small, but it is rising

Paying your renewal fees

How to pay the renewal fee to maintain your HCPC registration

Diversity data: radiographers - March 2023

This factsheet provides key EDI information for radiographers and how the demographics of this group compare to the demographics of HCPC registrants overall

Diversity data: arts therapists - March 2023

This factsheet provides key EDI information for arts therapists and how the demographics of this group compare to the demographics of HCPC registrants overall

Diversity data: practitioner psychologists - July 2023

This factsheet provides key EDI information for practitioner psychologists and how the demographics of this group compare to the demographics of HCPC registrants overall

Employer insight: Supporting transgender employees in the workplace - Top Tips

NHS Lothian (NHSL) developed a number of initiatives to support Transgender employees at work, including Top tips for employees and employers

Quarterly direct debits available from this summer

We are introducing this change following feedback from registrants that more regular payments would help registrants to spread the cost more evenly across the year.

Unsafe clinical practice

Case study: A biomedical scientist’s employer raised concerns following an incident where the registrant failed to follow procedure. When processing samples, the registrant failed to prevent contamination, which led to inaccurate results.