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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.
Prosthetists / orthotists
Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.
Course information form and professional qualification certificate
The Course Information Form should be sent to your university or training institution for completion and uploaded when you apply
Hearing aid dispensers
Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.
Eligibility to apply for registration
Please ensure that you are eligible to apply for registration via the international route
Maintaining your health and wellbeing
To be able to care for your service users, you must take care of yourself
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.
Professional bodies
These organisations do work which may include promoting the profession, representing members, curriculum frameworks, post registration education and training and continuing professional development.
Inappropriate relationship with patient
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.
Failure to conduct a full / accurate assessment
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.
FAQs and resources
Further information and guidance to help you determine what is and is not in your scope of practice
Working with our stakeholders
See how we work with stakeholders, which underpins the functioning of the model
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