The Health Professions Council is a Regulatory Body.

The Health Professions Council is an independent, United Kingdom wide health regulator, who set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for the professions they regulate.

The Health Professions Council works to protect the health and well-being of people using the services of the health professionals registered with them.

The Health Professions Council regulates the following health professions:

• Arts Therapists (Art, Music and Drama Therapists)
• Biomedical Scientists
• Chiropodists / Podiatrists
• Clinical Scientists
• Dietitians
• Occupational Therapists
• Operating Department Practitioners
• Orthoptists
• Paramedics
• Physiotherapists
• Practitioner Psychologists
• Prosthetists and Orthotists
• Radiographers
• Speech and Language Therapists

For further information on the Health Professions Council, see the Health Professions Council website.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

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