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What education and training programmes must do to prepare students for professional practice

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.

Case study: A podiatrist self-referred following a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol.

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.

How we inform, educate and consult with our stakeholders such as professional bodies, education providers and other regulators

Read about how we work with providers to generate robust outcomes. 

We understand that employers and managers often want to provide guidance and support to employees who are going through the fitness to practise process

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

Learn about the updated standards of proficiency, what is changing, what they will improve and what your responsibilities are as an employer. 

We approve and monitor programmes within the UK for the professions we regulate

A period of supervised practice intended to make up for significant shortfalls in an international application.

Information about the revisions to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics, which were consulted on in 2023 and came into effect on 1 September 2024.

How our education standards work, how we apply them, and information to help you to work with them

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

Case study: Munira is a physiotherapist working in private practice. She has treated her service user Russel for the last three months after he was involved in a fall at home.