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Naomi Nicholson joins HCPC as Executive Director of Professional Practice and Insight

HCPC is delighted to announce the appointment of Naomi Nicholson to the newly created role of Executive Director of Professional Practice and Insight.

Speech and language therapists

The standards of proficiency that speech and language therapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

Prosthetists / orthotists

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

Occupational therapists

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

Physiotherapists

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

Operating department practitioners

The standards of proficiency that operating department practitioners must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

The benefits and outcomes of effective supervision

Learn about the benefits that supervision can have for your professional practice and the wider sector

HCPC welcomes PSA publication: “Ethics in extraordinary times: practitioner experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic”

This report explores the ethical experiences of practitioners working in health and social care professions and was commissioned by the Authority from Professor Deborah Bowman.

What we do

How we operate and the important development work we want to achieve to progress our corporate strategy

Reducing Misogyny, Improving Sexual Safety and Establishing a ‘New Normal’

Bron Biddle of the AACE looks at some of the positive work done to reduce misogyny and improve sexual safety, as well as the background to why it is so sorely needed.

Standards

Our standards form the foundation for how we regulate, explaining what we expect of our registrants and education and training programmes. 

Supporting professionals' return to practice

Guidance on how employers can encourage and support those wanting to return to practice