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Looking after yourself, your colleagues and service users is vital when delivering safe and effective healthcare

Case study: A paramedic self-referred with an allegation that he carried out inadequate assessments.

For the third year running, the HCPC has opened its student competition. 

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.

What we are looking for when you involve service users and carers in your programme

A summary of what current students will need to do to ensure they meet the updated standards of proficiency, which come into effect 1 September 2023.

Case study: Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) share their work on developing a reflective toolkit which supports speaking up

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. 

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

Information and insights on how you can support employees through and after these difficult times

Data showing the number of temporary registrants by profession and home country

Panel Members consider information and evidence presented to them to reach well-reasoned and fair decisions on registrants’ fitness to practise cases

If a concern is raised or referral is made about a HCPC-registered professional, our fitness to practice investigations process will begin. This flowchart summarises the steps. 

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.