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Diversity data: operating department practitioners - March 2023
This factsheet provides key EDI information for operating department practitioners and how the demographics of this group compare to the demographics of HCPC registrants overall
Diversity data: dietitians - March 2023
This factsheet provides key EDI information for dietitians and how the demographics of this group compare to the demographics of HCPC registrants overall
Using your online account
Find guidance on creating, accessing and managing your online account.
How to check the Register and what the results mean
How to check the Register to find a professional, and what the results mean
Students’ health and character issues
An overview of the information contained in this section, and how can support education providers make decisions about students' health and characer issues.
Fitness to practice and the updated standards of proficiency
What employers need to know about our updated requirements for registrants to manage their mental and physcial health.
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.
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.
Expectations of the fitness to practise complaints process
This qualitative study aimed to explore expectations of the role of the HPC as a regulator, initial expectations when preparing and lodging a complaint, case handling and the outcome of the fitness to practise process.
Registration: what you need to know as an employer
Info on joining the Register, renewals, international applicants, period of adaptation and returning to practice
HCPC welcomes new Council members and new Council Apprentices
We are delighted to introducing our four new Council Members and two new Council Apprentices.
Queries about education programmes
Contact details for all queries relating to education programme approval, monitoring and concerns
New threshold for paramedic registration
In 2018, we raised the level of qualification for paramedics’ registration. Previously paramedics needed to achieve ‘Equivalent to Certificate of Higher Education’ to become registered. Currently they need to achieve ’Bachelor degree with honours’.