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A total of 585 biomedical scientists were asked to present their CPD profile for the previous 2017-2019 renewal cycle. 

A total of 899 radiographers were asked to present their CPD profile for the previous 2018-2020 renewal cycle.

A total of 37 orthoptists were asked to present their CPD profile for the previous 2017-2019 renewal cycle. 

A total of 695 paramedics were asked to present their CPD profile for the previous 2017-2019 renewal cycle. 

This annual report provides an account of our work in 2022-23 investigating fitness to practise (FTP) concerns raised with us about the 15 professions we regulate.

With various initiatives across the four UK nations, we have seen (and expect to see further) increases in the total number of learners within professions, nations, and regions. We have noted an impact on practice-based learning, education provider resources, and innovations in delivery models due to these initiatives.

The profile of education and training is changing, with a wider variety of pre-registration education and training programmes approved by HCPC. This includes a broader range of qualification levels, and a significant increase in the number of apprenticeship programmes in England.

View our response to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Office for Artificial Intelligence’s consultation on AI regulation: a pro-innovation approach

Guidance about our revised standard, which came into effect in September 2017. We are currently undertaking a rolling review of how programmes meet the revised standards.

A review of the standards of proficiency for social workers in England. This is part of the HCPCs wider review of these standards taking place in 2015 and 2016

If you are picked as part of the random sample for audit, we will send you information about completing your CPD profile

We are calling on employers, managers, education providers, professional bodies and unions to prevent these behaviours from happening, and to encourage greater reporting when they do. As a regulator of 15 different professions, the HCPC has a role to play too.

From 29 January 2025, new English language proficiency requirements for new international applicants seeking to join the Register will come into effect.

Health and Care Professions Council response to NHS England’s consultation on proposed amendments to the list of controlled drugs that podiatrists can independently prescribe across the United Kingdom