Generally abbreviated to HCPC, this is the regulatory body holding the register and governing the activities in the UK of 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, social workers (England only) and speech and language therapists.