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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

Join our #myhcpcstandards webinars – learn about the updated standards of proficiency

We recently released updates to our standards of proficiency, which come into effect on 1 September 2023.

Supervision and delegation

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 and your scope of practice

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Speaking up during a pandemic

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Openness and honesty in an overstretched service

The factors to consider in applyin our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scope of practice FAQs and resources

Further information and guidance to help you determine what is and is not in your scope of practice

Health, safety and wellbeing

Looking after yourself, your colleagues and service users is vital when delivering safe and effective healthcare

Documents you need to prepare and certify

Before applying, prepare and certify your documents to avoid delays to your application

COVID-19 Temporary Register

We have worked with the UK Government to create a COVID-19 temporary register of former registrants

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.

Registration: what you need to know as an employer

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

Being open and honest when things go wrong

The requirement to be open and honest, otherwise known as the duty of candour, is part of the standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Being LGBT+ in healthcare - LGBT+ History Month

To mark LGBT+ History Month 2024, two members of the UK SLT Pride Network tell us about their journeys in healthcare and how they have grappled with the barriers they face.