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This page covers what you should record, in what format and when. It also covers how records should be stored.

We get many questions about record keeping from registrants. This page runs through the most common questions and signposts to other sources of advice

We have listed the main resources that we signpost registrants to, when they have a question about record keeping

Support for, information about and examples of reflecting on your practice

Information on how reflection and reviewing practice is vital for meeting all of your standards

Case study: Carl is a podiatrist working in independent practise. He is a sole practitioner and has run his business for 10 years

Further information and guidance to help you determine what is and is not in your scope of practice

For most professions on our Register, working with medicines is a routine part of your job. However, this area of practice is tightly restricted by law

Find out what rights your profession has and how these are changed

Local arrangements can be made to allow health and care professionals who are not prescribers to supply or administer medicines

#myHCPCstandards​ webinar, recorded July 2024, on scope of practice. 

Persona: A registrant manager based in Scotland who wants to develop a new advanced practice role within their team. 

Persona: A registrant delegating healthcare activities to carers within social care.

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

These case studies demonstrate the positive and negative effects social media use can have on registrant’s practice