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The way we communicate is continually evolving and our standards need to reflect this.

The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has today published its annual performance review of the HCPC. The HCPC has met 16 of the 18 Standards of Good Regulation

We’re proposing changes to our standards of education and training (SETs), which make sure that future health and care professionals trained in the UK are equipped to deliver safe and effective care.

We regulate hearing aid dispensers on the basis of their professional title and also their protected function.

The standards of proficiency that speech and language therapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

Guidance for those completing an online UK application to join the Register

Committees advise and assist the Council

Today we have launched a consultation which outlines proposed changes to the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

The Health and Care Professions Council response the BEIS call for evidence and consultation on the recognition of professional qualifications and regulation of professions

Our priority is ensuring that registrants have access to advice and support, so that they can get the help they need and ensure they are able to continue to practise safely, without fear of the impact on their registration. To support this, we have produced online materials aimed at registrants and updated our guidance on health and character to include more illustrative case studies.

What the key changes are, why they’ve been made and how to find out more

From midnight on 1st April 2019, gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified as Schedule 3 controlled drugs, under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), and Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971)