HCPC

All health professionals within our team are members of the HCPC.

What does HCPC stand for?

HCPC stands for the ‘health and care professions council’.

What is the HCPC?

The HCPC is a registered body for health and care professionals, and our dietitians, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and psychologists are registered with the HCPC. You can check the registration of our health professionals on the HCPC website by selecting the type of profession you are searching and typing in their surname.

Who does the HCPC register?

The HCPC provides registration for any professional with a protected title, this includes:

• Art therapist
• Biomedical scientist
• Chiropodist / podiatrist
• Clinical scientist
• Dietitian
• Hearing aid dispenser
• Occupational therapist
• Operating department practitioner
• Orthoptist
• Paramedic
• Physiotherapist
• Practitioner psychologist
• Prosthetist / orthotist
• Radiographer
• Social worker in England
• Speech and language therapist

These professionals cannot practice or use their title unless they are registered with the HCPC.

Check the register

Check your provider. Make sure they are legally allowed to work as a health professional. You can check this on the HCPC website.

• Legal
• Regulated
• Safe

Check the register

What does the HCPC regulate?

The HCPC sets out specific standards which professionals must meet to maintain their HCPC registration. All of our health professionals, in the Kids Feeding Team, meet the standards set by the HCPC. These include:

• Standards of conduct, performance and ethics
• Standards of proficiency
• Standards of education and training

To visit the website or to find out more information please visit www.hcpc-uk.org

We're registered