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Following comprehensive review and public consultation, the revised sets of standards were approved by the Council in March 2022.

We have introduced new standards about promoting public health and preventing ill-health. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

We have significantly expanded the role of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), placing specific importance on making sure that practice is inclusive for all service users. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

We have emphasised the importance of registrants looking after their own mental health and seeking help where necessary as a part of maintaining their fitness to practise. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

The changes between the previous standards and the updated standards are set out in these comparison tables.

Ruth Clement is Head of Kent Children’s Therapies at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. A concern was raised about a HCPC-registered therapist that Ruth line-managed. Here she gives her perspective on the events and shares tips for employers or managers in similar situations.

What employers need to know about our updated requirements for registrants to manage their mental and physcial health.

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Complete your professional declaration and submit your equality monitoring information if you haven’t shared this previously

You can spread the cost by paying by direct debit, which we will not collect until you have completed your professional declaration.

This section lists the outcomes of the audits for the professions who were asked to submit their CPD profile in 2020 for the previous two-year renewal cycle.

Total number of registrants for the main HCPC Register, broken down by profession (1 March 2023).

Roxanne is a Specialist Occupational Therapist with a special interest in Stroke and Neurology. Here, she tells us the story of how she returned to practice in 2021 after a career break.