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Retention of first-time HCPC registrants
Explore status of first-time registrants joining between 2013–20, showing how long they remained registered over a four-year period.
Diversity data
Information held by the HCPC on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
My Story – Krishna Gohil (South Asian Heritage Month 2025)
To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2025, Krishna Gohil, a senior lecturer in podiatry and prescribing shares her journey from NHS clinical care to academia, and how her South Asian heritage continues to shape her work and inspire future healthcare professionals.
Dishonesty – fraud
Case study: An employer raised concerns about an operating department practitioner’s (ODP) conviction of fraud. For this conviction, she was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment and suspended for 24 months.
Inappropriate relationship with patient
Case study: A psychologist’s employer raised concerns that the registrant had taken a service user on a trip involving an overnight stay in a shared hotel room, bought the service user alcohol and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol in the presence of the service user.
The standards of proficiency for dietitians
The standards of proficiency that dietitians must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics
The ethical framework within which our registrants must work
Dishonesty by falsifying time sheet and travel expense claims
Case study: The NHS Counter Fraud Unit of the local NHS Trust raised concerns about a physiotherapist. On numerous occasions, the registrant submitted timesheets and claimed payments for hours they did not work.
Disability History Month: Disability networks and support for HCPC-registered professionals
Adrian Barrowdale, Strategic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, writes about the recently-published list of disability networks and initiatives for the professions that the HCPC regulates.
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
Filling in the UK application form
Guidance for those completing an online UK application to join the Register
Supporting professionals trained outside the UK
Guidance on how employers can support international applicants, and those who have recently registered with the HCPC