Skip navigation
Our online application form and ‘My account’ registration system will not be available on 20 November 2025 temporarily due to essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Close
Cymraeg
Resources
Media centre
Contact us
Careers
Data
My account
Search
Search
Check the Register
About us
Show/hide sub-menu
About us
Information about who we are, what we do and how we work
About us
What we do
Who we regulate
Who we are
Work for us
Who we work with
Corporate governance
Insights and data
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Careers at the HCPC
Join our friendly team and make a huge contribution to healthcare provision across the UK
Standards
Show/hide sub-menu
Standards
Our standards form the foundation for how we regulate, explaining what we expect of our registrants and education and training programmes
Standards
Meeting our standards: guidance and learning materials
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics
Standards of proficiency
Standards of continuing professional development
Standards relevant to education and training
The revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics are now in effect from 1 September 2024
Revised standards - learn more
Concerns
Show/hide sub-menu
Concerns
Information about raising a concern, fitness to practise and the investigation process
Concerns
Raising concerns
How we investigate
What we investigate
Hearings
Case studies
How we can support you
Step-by-step process on how to raise a concern
Raising concerns
Registration
Show/hide sub-menu
Registration
Information about joining, renewing and leaving the Register
Registration
Getting on the Register
Using your online account
Registration renewals
Your registration
Leaving the Register
Returning to practice
Health and character declarations
The revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics are now in effect
View and learn more
CPD
Show/hide sub-menu
CPD
Information about meeting our CPD standards and the CPD audit process
CPD
Our CPD requirements
Carrying out and recording CPD
The CPD audit process
Completing a CPD profile for audit
CPD resources
Do you employ or manage HCPC registrants?
Find out how to support them with CPD
Education
Show/hide sub-menu
Education
Information about how we approve and monitor programmes within the UK for the professions we regulate
Education
Approved programmes
Historical programmes
Manage your education provision
Concerns about a provider or programme
Quality assurance principles
Working with our stakeholders
Resources
Insight from our assessments
Use our search tool to find programmes across the UK
Find approved programmes
News and events
Show/hide sub-menu
News and events
Information on all aspects of our external communications
News and events
News
Events
Blog
Consultations
Meetings
See the latest updates and information for HCPC registrants
Registrant hub
Cymraeg
Resources
Media centre
Contact us
Careers
Data
My account
Search the HCPC
Close
Search the HCPC
Search
Please type two or more characters to search
Popular searches
the
care
the care act 2014
care act 2014
registration certificate
Recent searches
{{search}}
Suggestions
{{search.Title}}
Home
News and events
Blog
HCPC blog
4 Blog items found
Search blog by topic
Search
Filter by
Filter by
Category
0
Tag
1
Year
0
Category
0
Select all
Registration
Fitness to practise
Education and training
Our standards
Developing professionalism
Lean and intelligent regulation
Tag
1
Select all
Applying
CPD
Communication and using social media
Confidentiality
Health, safety and wellbeing
Person-centred care
Raising concerns, openness and honesty
Record keeping
Reflective practice
Returning to practice
Scope of practice
Students
Supervision, leadership and culture
Year
0
Select all
2017
2025
2023
2019
2018
2024
2022
2021
2020
Apply
24 Mar 2022
Using social media wisely
Read more
10 Mar 2021
Social media: Think before you post
Read more
14 May 2020
Top tips for professionalism on social media during COVID-19
Read more
30 Sep 2018
Social media in professional practice
Read more
Top
