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Return to practice: a win-win for employers and professionals

Speech and language therapist Debbie Halden shares her experience supporting a former registrant return to practice

Failure to provide adequate care

Case study: A paramedic self-referred with an allegation that he carried out inadequate assessments.

Upskilling and training responsibilities

Our changes provide further guidance around scope of practice and highlight the need to make sure registrants have the knowledge, skills and experience to practise safely and effectively. 

Record keeping

You have a professional responsibility to keep full, clear and accurate records

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.

My Story - Dr Cynthia Srikesavan (South Asian Heritage Month 2024)

To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2024, Cynthia Srikesavan, a senior researcher in physiotherapy at the University of Oxford and a registered physiotherapist, shares her journey into healthcare and how her background inspires her work.

My Story – Prabha Vijayakumar (South Asian Heritage Month 2024)

Prabha, a registered occupational therapist, shares her journey from India to the UK, and how she discovered her calling.

Confidentiality

Support and guidance relating to how health and care professionals handle information about service users

Service user and carer involvement

What we are looking for when you involve service users and carers in your programme

Revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics: now in effect

Today the revised HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and guidance on social media which sits alongside the standards, come into effect. It is now every registrant’s responsibility to be familiar with the changes and meet the revised standards.

HCPC statement on student supervision

This statement sets out our broad expectations regarding registration participation in the supervision of students from HCPC approved programmes.

Protecting the health and safety of others

We expect our registrants to take all reasonable steps to reduce risk of harm, and to maintain a safe practice environment

Persona: Priya

Persona: A registrant gaining additional qualifications to extend their individual scope of practice beyond the generally accepted scope of their profession.

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.