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Supporting your employee through the fitness to practise process
We understand that employers and managers often want to provide guidance and support to employees who are going through the fitness to practise process
Planning a new programme
Important information for education providers planning to run a new programme
Consent and confidentiality
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
COVID-19 Temporary Register
We have worked with the UK Government to create a COVID-19 temporary register of former registrants
COVID-19 our approach to temporary registration
We have worked with the UK Government to create a COVID-19 temporary register, of two parts
What happens after making a declaration?
A number of different processes begin when a declaration is made.
Visitor
Visitors assess education and training programmes to make a recommendation about whether they meet our standards
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.
Failure to provide adequate care
Case study: A paramedic self-referred with an allegation that he carried out inadequate assessments.
Registration: what you need to know as an employer
Info on joining the Register, renewals, international applicants, period of adaptation and returning to practice
Service user and carer involvement
What we are looking for when you involve service users and carers in your programme
Top tips for professionalism on social media during COVID-19
Katherine Timms, Head of Policy and Standards, provides advice on how professionals can use social media appropriately during COVID-19
Update on COVID-19 Temporary Register
The HCPC has been informed by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) that our COVID-19 Temporary Register must close on the 31st March 2024
How to fill out the returning to practice form
We have set out some top tips to help applicants complete the returning to practice form as easily as possible
Completing a CPD profile for audit
If selected for CPD audit, you'll be asked to submit a profile as proof of your activities and how they meet the standards for CPD