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The ethical framework within which our registrants must work

The background to why we made the changes, including the consultation process.

Some of our registrants have been in touch saying they are now in a position to help the NHS and want to know how to offer support

Register for our webinar series to refresh and improve your knowledge on our Standards and how to best meet them.

Information about the revisions to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics, which were consulted on in 2023 and came into effect on 1 September 2024.

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.

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.

Each year, we run a competition for students who, at the time of entry, are enrolled on an HCPC-approved pre-registration programme.

The HCPC consultation on the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and accompanying guidance on social media closed on 16 June 2023.

Resources and information to support your physical and mental health.

Our guidance says you should use your “professional judgement” to come to decisions about what is and is not within your scope of practice (the limit of your skills, knowledge and experience). But what does this “professional judgement” look like in practice?

Specific guidance relating to key areas, such as scope of practice, vaccine administration and specific roles