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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. 

Information on how reflection and reviewing practice is vital for meeting all of your standards

Aim: We regulate, take and communicate decisions which are informed by a deep understanding of the environment within which our registrants, employers and education providers operate

Information on which health issues need to be declared to us, and why. 

In the 2024-25 academic year and beyond we are focusing on three key areas as we continue to play our part in responding to the challenges identified.

Case study: Kathy is an occupational therapist, working in the NHS, and has recently trained as a best interests assessor

Information about the cookies we use and what we use them for

Claire Molyneux is a HCPC registered arts therapist, practicing as a music therapist.

Rachel Booth-Gardiner and Georgia Vine are occupational therapists with lived experiences of disabilities and founding members of disability network AbleOTUK. For Disability History Month 2024, they explore the history of disabled healthcare professionals, celebrate the achievements of AbleOTUK and review the sections of the HCPC standards relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Our expectations of education providers delivering training in podiatric surgery and of chiropodists / podiatrists who complete this training

Our Fitness to practise report highlights key insights from the year, explains how we protect the public and shows how we help registrants meet our standards