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We have emphasised the importance of registrants looking after their own mental health and seeking help where necessary as a part of maintaining their fitness to practise. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

We are seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics for each of the 15 professions we regulate. 

'As much as the situation is crazy and almost worthy of an apocalypse film, I feel lucky I can go to work every day and mix with friends and colleagues. It keeps some sense of normality day to day.'

Rachel Booth-Gardiner and Georgia Vine are occupational therapists with lived experiences of disabilities and founding members of disability network AbleOTUK. For Disability History Month 2024, they explore the history of disabled healthcare professionals, celebrate the achievements of AbleOTUK and review the sections of the HCPC standards relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Bamidele is an HCPC registered Chartered Biomedical Scientist and Registration Assessor.

Tista Chakravarty-Gannon, Head of Strategic Delivery and National Engagement for Outreach England at the GMC, is writes about the workshop that has helped supervisors of internationally-trained medical graduates (IMGs) to support their teams.

Our expectations of education providers delivering training in podiatric surgery and of chiropodists / podiatrists who complete this training

Our Fitness to practise report highlights key insights from the year, explains how we protect the public and shows how we help registrants meet our standards

Based on our recent assessments of education providers and programmes, these reports set out a ‘state of the nation’ for education and training in the 15 professions we regulate.

What employers need to know about our updated requirements for registrants to manage their mental and physcial health.

Responding to discussions among our registrants, here’s some background on why some titles are regulated and others not.

Our guidance says you should use your “professional judgement” to come to decisions about what is and is not within your scope of practice (the limit of your skills, knowledge and experience). But what does this “professional judgement” look like in practice?

HCPC welcomes recognition of progress on key areas of activity and sets out plan for further improvement

Key findings from our year in registration survey, which aims to gather insight about how students’ education and training prepares them for practice.