Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)

The Health and Care Professions Council are an organisation which regulates health, psychological and care professionals in the United Kingdom. They set standards, hold a register, quality assure education and investigate complaints. They regulate:

Arts therapists
Biomedical scientists
Chiropodists/Podiatrists
Clinical scientists
Dietitians
Hearing aid dispensers
Occupational therapists
Operating department practitioners

Orthoptists
Paramedics
Physiotherapists
Practitioner psychologists
Prosthetists/Orthotists
Radiographers
Social workers in England
Speech and language therapists.

How we oversee the Health and Care Professions Council

We review the performance of the Health and Care Professions Council each year. We give our report to Parliament and publish our report on our website. We also review every decision made by the regulator's final fitness to practise panels. We include recent cases on this page. See more cases.

Read our latest performance review for the HCPC or a summary in our snapshot.