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Managing concerns about an employee
As an employer or manager, you will manage any concerns about your employees’ performance or behaviour
Social media in professional practice
Blog by Katherine Timms, Head of Policy and Standards, explaining how professionals on our register can use social media appropriately.
New sector wide consent principles launched to enhance patient safety
In collaboration with professional healthcare organisations, we have launched a set of consent principles aimed at improving informed decision-making and reducing patient and service user harm.
One month to go: Revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics
The revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics and revised guidance on social media are coming into effect on 1 September 2024. We encourage all registrants to ensure they are familiar with the changes.
Creating a safe environment for learners
Our Head of Education, Jamie Hunt, explores what education providers should consider when taking steps to keep people safe.
Supporting learners to speak up
Case study: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) share their work on developing a reflective toolkit which supports speaking up
Employer referral
Raise a concern if you are an employer of a HCPC registrant
FAQs and resources
Further information and guidance to help you determine what is and is not in your scope of practice
Statement on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine
John Barwick, CEO of the HCPC, has issued a statement on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine
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
Disability in Healthcare: Celebrating History, Championing Inclusion, and Driving Change
Rachel Booth-Gardiner and Georgia Vine are occupational therapists with lived experiences of disabilities and founding members of disability network AbleOTUK. For Disability History Month 2024, they explore the history of disabled healthcare professionals, celebrate the achievements of AbleOTUK and review the sections of the HCPC standards relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.