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

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

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: An occupational therapist’s employer raised concerns relating to their clinical practice and conduct, following a number of incidents relating to nine different cases.

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.

How our bespoke workshops and general sessions can help you get the most out of the HCPC.

Learning resources on health and wellbeing, created by the 2023 student competition winners. 

To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2025, Krishna Gohil, a senior lecturer in podiatry and prescribing shares her journey from NHS clinical care to academia, and how her South Asian heritage continues to shape her work and inspire future healthcare professionals.

All applicants for employee and partner roles at the HCPC are asked to complete a voluntary equal opportunities and diversity monitoring form. 

Our annual report provides an account of our work investigating fitness to practise (FTP) concerns raised with us across the 15 professions we regulate.

Khadijah Nazir Salim is a highly specialised podiatrist (diabetes and vascular) working for Oldham Care Organisation, part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group.

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.

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.

With the publication of the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics (‘the standards’) coming soon, you are no doubt wondering what you can do to support your HCPC registrants with embedding them into everyday practice. We're here to help! 

Gail Nash, NHS Education for Scotland's AHP Practice Education Programme Lead, tells the story of how NHS Scotland developed models and strategies that enable AHPs to participate in meaningful supervision practice.