Health Professions Council

The Health Professions Council (HPC) is a UK health regulator. It was created by the Health Professions Order 2001 to protect the public by setting and maintaining standards for the professions it regulates. It currently regulates thirteen professions, and may regulate other professions in the future.

To protect the public, the HPC
 * sets standards for health professionals
 * approves courses and education
 * keeps a register of health professionals
 * takes action when health professionals do not meet its standards, which may include striking them off

Professions regulated by the HPC

 * arts therapists
 * biomedical scientists
 * chiropodists/podiatrists
 * clinical scientists
 * dietitians
 * occupational therapists
 * Operating department practitioners
 * orthoptists
 * paramedics
 * physiotherapists
 * prosthetists and orthotists
 * radiographers
 * speech and language therapists