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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.
Working with providers at institution and programme levels
Read about how we work with providers to generate robust outcomes.
Why Equality, Diversity and Inclusion matters to me
EDI Forum member and HCPC registrant Dave Thomas shares his thoughts on the importance of EDI and urges fellow registrants to participate in the HCPC diversity data survey.
The approval process explained
Information about the process for approving your education programme, including threshold levels and relevant proficiency standards.
My Story - Dawn Starley
In celebration of LGBTQ+ History Month, Dawn shares what her experience has been both professionally and personally and why Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is critical for ensuring all members of society are given a fair chance to be themselves and flourish.
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.
Inappropriate relationship with patient
Case study: A psychologist’s employer raised concerns that the registrant had taken a service user on a trip involving an overnight stay in a shared hotel room, bought the service user alcohol and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol in the presence of the service user.
Failure to conduct a full / accurate assessment
Case study: An employer raised concerns about a psychologist who did not report a service user’s suicidal thoughts to their supervisor or any other professionals. This was despite it happening repeatedly and after recording a case note.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
Changes align with amendments made to the standards of proficiency to strengthen our commitment to EDI.
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics
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.
What happens if a concern about me goes to a hearing
If the Investigating Committee decides there is a case to answer, the case will go forward for a final hearing
Data hub
Our data hub provides a valuable insight into the 15 health and care professions that we regulate, including interactive dashboards.
Insights and data
Data and statistics on our regulatory work, including information on fitness to practise, registration and education processes