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Revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics: supporting registered professionals
With the publication of the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics (‘the standards’) coming soon, you are no doubt wondering what you can do to support your HCPC registrants with embedding them into everyday practice. We're here to help!
Webinar: Revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics
An online session for current students, focusing on the forthcoming updates to the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
Supporting learners to speak up
Case study: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) share their work on developing a reflective toolkit which supports speaking up
Failure to provide adequate care
Case study: A professional body raised a concern that a biomedical scientist had acted beyond her scope of practise.
Bringing profession into disrepute / inappropriate comments on social media
Case study: A paramedic self-referred after he posted inappropriate comments on social media, which caused his employer to suspend him.
Inappropriate relationship with patient
Case study: A psychologist’s employer raised concerns that the registrant had taken a service user on a trip involving an overnight stay in a shared hotel room, bought the service user alcohol and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol in the presence of the service user.
Failure to conduct a full / accurate assessment
Case study: An employer raised concerns about a psychologist who did not report a service user’s suicidal thoughts to their supervisor or any other professionals. This was despite it happening repeatedly and after recording a case note.
My Story - Nana-Jane Chipampe
Nana-Jane is a registered biomedical scientist currently in the third year of her PhD researching Bladder Cancer.
My Story - Dawn Starley
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, Dawn shares what her experience has been both professionally and personally and why Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is critical for ensuring all members of society are given a fair chance to be themselves and flourish.
Breach of confidentiality
Case study: An occupational therapist's employer raised concerns with us after the registrant left a notepad containing confidential information, pertaining to a number of service users, at the home address of a service user.
Consent principles
Principles developed by the HCPC and other healthcare regulators, patient organisations, and NHS partners to ensure informed decision-making and shared responsibility in care.
My Story - Jordan Aimey (Black History Month 2023)
HCPC Registered Physiotherapist Jordan Aimey, Senior Physiotherapist at Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, has written about his journey in a piece to celebrate Black History Month.
Fitness to practise data 2019-20
Key facts and figures of our work in protecting the public and promoting professionalism
Dishonesty by falsifying time sheet and travel expense claims
Case study: The NHS Counter Fraud Unit of the local NHS Trust raised concerns about a physiotherapist. On numerous occasions, the registrant submitted timesheets and claimed payments for hours they did not work.