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

The HCPC has updated its standards of proficiency for the first time since 2015. The crucial changes have been made following an extensive period of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, to seek views and develop standards in line with current professional practice.

You should keep the following principles in mind when handling information

The following terms are defined in the context of preceptorship.

The standards of proficiency that radiographer 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

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

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

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

The HCPC Professional Liaison Service was established in 2020 following a decision to invest in more upstream regulation. Upstream regulation describes an approach to regulation that is focussed on prevention, partnership and support.

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic