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The standards of proficiency for clinical scientists

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

HCPC response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the mandatory licensing of special procedures in Wales

View our response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the mandatory licensing of special procedures in Wales

Standards of conduct, performance and ethics

The ethical framework within which our registrants must work

HCPC launches consultation on permanent changes to our Rules to hold remote hearings

We launched a consultation on permanently amending our Rules to give us the express power to hold hearings remotely.

The standards of proficiency for prosthetists / orthotists

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

The two criteria for choosing CPD

Continuing professional development (CPD) should improve your work and have a positive impact for your service users

Protecting the health and safety of others

We expect our registrants to take all reasonable steps to reduce risk of harm, and to maintain a safe practice environment

HCPC increases the education threshold for paramedics

Planned changes to the paramedic education threshold have now come into force. This follows on from our consultation and decision by our Council to increase the threshold to degree level in 2018.

Embedding the revised standards of proficiency

We required that all education providers embedded our revised standards of proficiency (SOPs) from September 2023. We have assessed education provider alignment with the SOPs, and have considered common practices and challenges with this alignment.