The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) regulates 15 professions: arts therapists, biomedical scientists, chiropodists/podiatrists, clinical scientists, dietitians, hearing aid dispensers, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, paramedics, physiotherapists, practitioner psychologists, prosthetists/orthotists, radiographers, and speech & language therapists. Each profession’s title is protected, and a registrant’s status is checkable on the HCPC register. (Social workers in England moved to Social Work England in 2019 — HCPC now regulates 15, not 16.)
What it costs to qualify
- International route scrutiny fee (one-off, non-refundable, covers assessment of application)
- £678[2]
Sources & verification
- The HCPC regulates 15 professions; social workers in England moved to Social Work England in 2019, source, Last verified 2026-06-09
- International route scrutiny fee (one-off, non-refundable, covers assessment of application): £678.38, source, Last verified 2026-10-15 🔶
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