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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.
Consent principles
Principles developed by the HCPC and other healthcare regulators, patient organisations, and NHS partners to ensure informed decision-making and shared responsibility in care.
Applying our standards
The factors to consider in applying the standards of conduct, performance and ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medicines and prescribing rights and COVID-19
The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic
My Story - Emma Vessey (Disability History Month 2023)
Emma is a registered occupational therapist. For Disability History Month 2023 she shares the story of her disability and its impacts on her life.
Guidance on confidentiality
How to ensure you meet our standards when handling information about service users
Recognising financial challenges currently facing the higher education sector
While we are not responsible for providing funding or direct financial support for the education providers or programmes we approve, we are keen to provide clarity and guidance where we can.
Record keeping
You have a professional responsibility to keep full, clear and accurate records
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.
HCPC launches consultation on permanent changes to our Rules to hold remote hearings
We launched a consultation on permanently amending our Rules to give us the express power to hold hearings remotely.
Consultation on permanent changes to our Rules to hold remote hearings
We are seeking the views of our stakeholders on our proposal to amend our Rules to give us the express power to hold hearings remotely.