Should Healthcare practitioners (Cardiac and Respiratory/Sleep physiologist) be registered on the health and care professions council (HCPC)?

. Essay Guidance

The objective of this exercise is to Evaluate and critically analyse the role of regulation in relation to Healthcare Science practitioners.  What are the benefits of Statutory and voluntary registration (1000 words)?

Below are few websites for reference:

https://www.ahcs.ac.uk/about/the-healthcare-science-industry/healthcare-science-practitioners/

http://www.artp.org.uk/en/spirometry/artp-spirometry-register.cfmLinks to an external site.

https://www.scst.org.uk/pages/default.aspLinks to an external site.

https://www.rccp.co.uk/articles/48/About-The-Registration-Council-for-Clinical-PhysiologistsLinks to an external site.

This is an academic piece of writing, do not put your name on it, make sure your candidate number is clearly marked at the top of the front page and do not mention your placement site.

Please note that the word count stated is the maximum allowed for these essays.  Any words over the allotted count will not be marked and you will not receive credit for anything you say beyond that.  You should aim for your count to be within 10% of the allocated words.  The bibliography/reference list does not count towards your word count, neither does the title of the essay.