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Statement on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine
John Barwick, CEO of the HCPC, has issued a statement on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine
New sector wide consent principles launched to enhance patient safety
In collaboration with professional healthcare organisations, we have launched a set of consent principles aimed at improving informed decision-making and reducing patient and service user harm.
One month to go: Revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics
The revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics and revised guidance on social media are coming into effect on 1 September 2024. We encourage all registrants to ensure they are familiar with the changes.
What are advanced levels of practice?
Levels of practice form a workforce development framework, with advanced levels building on earlier stages like entry, foundation or newly qualified.
Disability in Healthcare: Celebrating History, Championing Inclusion, and Driving Change
Rachel Booth-Gardiner and Georgia Vine are occupational therapists with lived experiences of disabilities and founding members of disability network AbleOTUK. For Disability History Month 2024, they explore the history of disabled healthcare professionals, celebrate the achievements of AbleOTUK and review the sections of the HCPC standards relating to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Standards in practice: being open when things go wrong
The duty of candour is important for anyone working in health and care, but what does it mean in practice?
Guidance on confidentiality
How to ensure you meet our standards when handling information about service users
Maintaining professional boundaries
As a registered professional, it is your responsibility to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with service users, carers and colleagues.
What the standards say
Information on the specific sections of our standards, and how to meet them.
Extension of the COVID-19 Temporary Register
On Thursday 22 September, government announced that the healthcare professions temporary registers, including the HCPC COVID-19 Temporary Register, will remain open for a further two years.
What the HCPC is doing to improve sexual safety in health and care
We are calling on employers, managers, education providers, professional bodies and unions to prevent these behaviours from happening, and to encourage greater reporting when they do. As a regulator of 15 different professions, the HCPC has a role to play too.
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.