Allied Health Professions
Candidates in many of the Allied Health Professions are required to register with the UK Health Professions Council (HPC), in order to practice in the UK. The professions included in the mandatory registration are increasing, and currently include:
- Speech and Language Therapy - Read more.
- Radiography - Read more.
- Physiotherapy - Read more.
- Occupational Therapy - Read more.
- Dietetics - Read more.
- Chiropody - Read more.
- Podiatry - Read more.
- Audiology (not currently compulsory) - Read more.
Read more about other Allied Health Professions
Nurses
Over the last few years there have been national UK campaigns running to recruit more nursing and midwifery staff to the NHS. Any nurse qualified overseas wishing to work in the UK as a Registered Nurse needs to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for registration. Read more
General Practitioners
Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners is optional and can be awarded by examination, or by systematic assessment of an existing practitioner. After passing the exam or assessment, you are awarded the specialist qualification of MRCGP Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. General practitioners are not required to hold the MRCGP, but it is considered desirable. Read more
Social Workers
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) is the workforce regulator for social care workers. Their three main functions are to:
- Establish codes of practice for social care workers and employers
- Set up a register of 1.4 million social care workers in England
- Regulate social work education and training.
Read more
Other Health Professions
Other health professions include, among others:
- Biomedical Scientists
- Dentists
- Psychotherapists
- Psychologists
- Cardiologists
- Optometrists
- Pharmacists
- Paramedics
Read more.