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Paul Chapman on the benefits for employers in supporting professionals back to practice

The Fitness to practise annual report highlights key statistics and insights and explains how we protect the public and ensure our registrants meet our standards

As the updated standards of proficiency come into effect on 1 September 2023, you might be wondering what you need to do as a manager or employer of HCPC registrants. In this article we share ideas, tips and strategies to help you and your team prepare to embed the updated standards into everyday practice.

Case study: Kathy is an occupational therapist, working in the NHS, and has recently trained as a best interests assessor

Work within the limits of your knowledge and skills - standard 3 of the standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health

For HCPC registrants who have come to work in the UK via our international registration route, preceptorship can provide a way to support acculturation to both their new working environment and to living in the UK.

There are a number of regulators – such as the General Medical Council, the Care Quality Commission and us – who may need you to pass on information to them

The level of care you receive from a registered professional should meet our standards

If the Investigating Committee decides there is a case to answer, the case will go forward for a final hearing

Following comprehensive review and public consultation, the revised sets of standards were approved by the Council in March 2022.

To mark LGBT+ History Month 2024, two members of the UK SLT Pride Network tell us about their journeys in healthcare and how they have grappled with the barriers they face.

To be a prescriber means to have the legal authority to issue prescriptions

Step-by-step guidance on making your international application online

European professionals can sign a declaration to provide temporary and occasional services in the UK