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Our changes set out a process for registrants to follow when things go wrong which better aligns with our guidance.

Our changes provide further guidance around scope of practice and highlight the need to make sure registrants have the knowledge, skills and experience to practise safely and effectively. 

We think that it’s important to further clarify within the standards that registrants do not need to stop practising simply because they have a physical or mental health condition.

Total number of registrants for the HCPC Register, broken down by profession and application route to registration (1 December 2024).

Prabha, a registered occupational therapist, shares her journey from India to the UK, and how she discovered her calling.

To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2024, Cynthia Srikesavan, a senior researcher in physiotherapy at the University of Oxford and a registered physiotherapist, shares her journey into healthcare and how her background inspires her work.

Rachel Booth-Gardiner and Georgia Vine are occupational therapists with lived experiences of disabilities and founding members of disability network AbleOTUK. For Disability History Month 2024, they explore the history of disabled healthcare professionals, celebrate the achievements of AbleOTUK and review the sections of the HCPC standards relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are eager to highlight the vital work that you and many other health and care colleagues are doing during this unprecedented time

'As much as the situation is crazy and almost worthy of an apocalypse film, I feel lucky I can go to work every day and mix with friends and colleagues. It keeps some sense of normality day to day.'

Nick is a paramedic and Teaching Fellow at Oxford Brookes University

Beth is a Speech and Language Therapist currently working for North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation trust.

Kairen Cullen is a HCPC registered Educational Psychologist. 

Gillian Reeley is a HCPC registered occupational therapist working for Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, NHS Grampian.

Khadijah Nazir Salim is a highly specialised podiatrist (diabetes and vascular) working for Oldham Care Organisation, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group.