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Employer insight: A lifeline for NHS Wales staff and students
Health for Health Professionals Wales (HHP Wales) - since the pandemic began, the service has expanded to offer signposting to a range of support for NHS staff, students and volunteers
Are you and your team ready for the updated standards of proficiency?
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.
My Story - Barira Saad (South Asian Heritage Month 2023)
To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2023, Barira Saad shares her thoughts on how her South Asian heritage impacts her work.
Failure to maintain adequate records
Case study: A dietitian’s employer raised concerns about their clinical practice and conduct, following a number of incidents relating to six different service users.
Failure to provide adequate care
Case study: A paramedic self-referred with an allegation that he carried out inadequate assessments.
Unsafe clinical practice
Case study: A biomedical scientist’s employer raised concerns following an incident where the registrant failed to follow procedure. When processing samples, the registrant failed to prevent contamination, which led to inaccurate results.
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.
Driving under the influence of alcohol
Case study: A podiatrist self-referred following a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Dishonesty – fraud
Case study: An employer raised concerns about an operating department practitioner’s (ODP) conviction of fraud. For this conviction, she was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment and suspended for 24 months.
Failure to maintain adequate records
Case study: An occupational therapist’s employer raised concerns relating to their clinical practice and conduct, following a number of incidents relating to nine different cases.
2022 student competition winners
Learning resources about being open when things go wrong. Created by the 2022 student competition winners.
Advice for students
We have opened a temporary register for final year students who have completed their placement learning
Health and wellbeing : 2023 student competition
Learning resources on health and wellbeing, created by the 2023 student competition winners.
Retention rates of first time HCPC international registrants 2013 to 2018
This report examines the retention rate for HCPC registrants who joined our Register via the international registration route.
Clinical scientists
The standards of proficiency that clinical scientists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.