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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.

There's just one week until 1 September 2023, when the updated HCPC standards of proficiency come into effect. We encourage all registrants to ensure they understand the updates and are ready to integrate them as far as they relate to their scope of practice. 

We consider misuse of title cases, where individuals use one of our protected titles without being on our Register.

If a concern is raised or referral is made about a HCPC-registered professional, our fitness to practice investigations process will begin. This flowchart summarises the steps. 

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

The standards against which we assess education and training programmes

A list of the types of issues we cannot get involved with.

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

The professions we regulate have one or more designated titles that are protected by law and professionals must be registered to use them

We are hosting six new #myHCPCstandards webinars designed to support registrants with the revisions to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics and accompanying social media guidance.

We investigate all concerns objectively and independently

Principles developed by the HCPC and other healthcare regulators, patient organisations, and NHS partners to ensure informed decision-making and shared responsibility in care.