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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

CPD audit do’s and don’ts

Here are some tips from CPD assessors who were involved in our most recent audit cycle to help you submit a complete CPD profile

COVID-19 Temporary Register

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

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

How should I record my CPD?

This is your personal record, and you can keep it in whatever way is most convenient for you

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.

Planning a new programme

Important information for education providers planning to run a new programme

Failure to provide adequate care

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

Bringing profession into disrepute / inappropriate comments on social media

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

Registration: what you need to know as an employer

Info on joining the Register, renewals, international applicants, period of adaptation and returning to practice

Supporting your employees' health and wellbeing

Information and insights on how you can support employees through and after these difficult times

Failure to provide adequate care

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