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During the festive period this year we’ll be closing temporarily, beginning at 12 noon on 24 December 2025. We will reopen on 2 January 2026 as normal.

Our Education and Training Committee have taken the decision to remove HCPC’s approval of Edge Hill University’s Nurse Paramedic MSci programme from 10 September 2025.

We are seeking feedback on proposed changes to our sanctions policy to provide more clarity and guidance for panel members when deciding on the appropriate sanction in fitness to practise (FTP) cases.

Watch a recording of this 30-minute webinar designed specially for employers and managers of HCPC registrants, to support them with the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

We will be asking you to ask you to complete an equality monitoring form to help us make sure our services are accessible to everyone

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.

We're delighted to announce that Christine Elliott has been reappointed as HCPC Chair for her second four-year term starting 28 February 2023.

We’re currently reviewing the standards of education and training to make sure they're up-to-date. We invite all patients, service users, patient groups and representatives to an online workshop to share their thoughts, needs and experiences.

Support for, information about and examples of reflecting on your practice

Blog by Katherine Timms, Head of Policy and Standards, explaining how professionals on our register can use social media appropriately.