Our Membership

Criteria for Membership

Professional Bodies can apply to become a member of the Professional Bodies Council.  A Healthcare Science Professional Body is considered to be an organisation representing healthcare professionals who practice in one or more healthcare science specialism; the primary function of the organisation is to provide professional representation of its members. It is expected that the organisation will have a formalised structure, i.e. a representative lead (chair/president) and;

• be a non-profit organisation;
• seek to represent the interests of the individuals performing a Healthcare Science profession as listed above;
• be a group of people in a learned occupation who are entrusted with maintaining control or oversight of the legitimate practice of the Healthcare Science occupation;
• be a body acting to safeguard the public interest;
• are involved in the development and monitoring of professional educational programmes,
• the updating of skills, and development of certification which indicates that an individual possesses qualifications in the subject area
• ensure the development of skills to meet professional standards and competencies and the maintenance of such.