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Aim: We regulate, take and communicate decisions which are informed by a deep understanding of the environment within which our registrants, employers and education providers operate

This page provides information for registrants and answers some frequently asked questions.

We regularly review the SCPEs to make sure they are relevant to current practice, that they incorporate EDI commitments and that they can be clearly understood by those who use them.

Our corporate plan sets out the important development work we want to achieve to progress our strategy

We publish a range of reports including our annual reports and accounts, and our annual fitness to practise and education reports

You should keep the following principles in mind when handling information

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

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?

Katherine Timms, Head of Policy and Standards at the HCPC, answers the most common questions we receive from registrants about record keeping