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The standards of proficiency that hearing aid dispensers must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

Find details of the revised standards of conduct performance and ethics, and how they compare to the current standards.

Case study: A podiatrist self-referred following a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol.

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.

In early 2017, the HCPC commenced a review of the Indicative Sanctions Policy to ensure it is up to date, reflects public opinion, and continues to support fair and proportionate decision making. As part of this review we commissioned market research into the public’s views of the Policy and undertook a public consultation.

This report provides information about the HPC’s work in considering allegations about the fitness to practise of our registrants.

Information for applicants who trained in the UK

Continuing professional development (CPD) should improve your work and have a positive impact for your service users

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

An online session for current students, focusing on the forthcoming updates to the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Learn about the benefits that supervision can have for your professional practice and the wider sector

We required that all education providers embedded our revised standards of proficiency (SOPs) from September 2023. We have assessed education provider alignment with the SOPs, and have considered common practices and challenges with this alignment.