The Mission of the HPCSA is: -
To regulate and guide registered healthcare professions and protect the public through:
• Setting contextually relevant standards for healthcare training and practice;
• Setting and maintaining standards for Ethical and Professional practice;
• Strengthening the maintenance of continuing competency programmes;
• Ensuring consistent compliance to all the set standa
rds;
• Continually engaging the public and other stakeholders. The HPCSA is mandated to regulate the health professions in the country in aspects pertaining to education, training and registration, professional conduct and ethical behaviour, ensuring Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and fostering compliance with healthcare standards. In order to safeguard the public and guiding the professions, registration in terms of the Act it is a prerequisite for practising any of the health professions registrable with Council.
