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Helping health and care professionals through career transitions

Case study: Kathy is an occupational therapist, working in the NHS, and has recently trained as a best interests assessor

How to ensure you meet our standards by using social media effectively and sensitively

This report provides information about the HPC’s work in considering allegations about the fitness to practise of our registrants.

Total number of registrants for the main HCPC Register, broken down by profession (2 October 2023).

Total number of registrants for the main HCPC Register, broken down by profession (4 December 2023).

Total number of registrants for the HCPC Register, broken down by profession and application route to registration (1 November 2024).

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.

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.

Case study: Ellie is a registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP), who recently started a new job at an NHS Trust. As part of her contract of employment, Ellie is expected to administer drugs intravenously.

In 2019, we commissioned the University of Surrey to produce a film evidencing the process and benefits of Schwartz rounds.

What employers need to know about our updated requirements for registrants to manage their mental and physcial health.

Case study on having consent from service users (or other appropriate authority) before any care, treatment or other services is carried out