The Health and Care Professions Council

We protect the public by regulating 15 health and care professions in the UK.

To do this we:

  • set standards for professionals' education and training and practice;
  • approve programmes which professionals must complete to register with us;
  • keep a register of professionals, known as 'registrants', who meet our standards; and
  • take action if professionals on our Register do not meet our standards.