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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
Overcoming the challenges of being candid
Learn how to overcome the challenges of being open and honest in 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.