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Lead Visitors assess education and training programmes to make sure that they meet HCPC standards

These standards set out, in general terms, how we expect our registrants to behave. We will use them if someone raises a concern about a registrant’s practice, and for decisions about the character of professionals who apply to our Register.

We have worked with the UK Government to create a COVID-19 temporary register, of two parts

We have worked with the UK Government to create a COVID-19 temporary register of former registrants

These declarations allow us to consider your fitness to practise

Katherine Timms, Head of Policy and Standards, provides advice on how professionals can use social media appropriately during COVID-19

The standards of proficiency that paramedics must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

The standards of proficiency that speech and language therapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

It is important that you get the service user’s permission, or ‘consent’, before you share or disclose their information or use it for reasons which are not related to the care or services you provide for them

Case study: A paramedic self-referred with an allegation that he carried out inadequate assessments.

Monday 3 March marks the start of the HCPC's first ever CPD Week. We will be showcasing resources, sharing good practice and publishing materials designed to support registrants with their CPD.

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.

Case study: A professional body raised a concern that a biomedical scientist had acted beyond her scope of practise.

Case study: A paramedic self-referred after he posted inappropriate comments on social media, which caused his employer to suspend him.