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HCPC updates standards of proficiency
The HCPC has updated its standards of proficiency for the first time since 2015. The crucial changes have been made following an extensive period of engagement with a wide range of stakeholders, to seek views and develop standards in line with current professional practice.
Glossary of terms
The following terms are defined in the context of preceptorship.
Communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic
The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic
New Executive Director of Regulation
HCPC is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Smith as their new Executive Director of Regulation.
High level principles for good practice in remote consultations and prescribing
High level principles of good practice expected of everyone when consulting and or prescribing remotely from the patient
Professional bodies for clinical scientists
Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.
The standards of proficiency for radiographers
The standards of proficiency that radiographer must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
Can I do that? Thinking through your scope of practice
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?
The standards of proficiency for chiropodists / podiatrists
The standards of proficiency that chiropodists / podiatrists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
Fitness to Practise Data Supplementary Analysis 2023-24
Our Fitness to Practise Annual Report published in October 2024 provided some analysis of our data in order to inform stakeholders and the public about this part of our work. Further analyses of our data are included in this new report and are in two sections.
Why employers should respond to the consultation on proposed changes to HCPC’s English language requirements
HCPC Policy Manager Tom Miller explains the proposals we are making and why it is especially important to hear from employers and managers of HCPC registrants, who have experience of how the current arrangements are working.
Dishonesty by falsifying time sheet and travel expense claims
Case study: The NHS Counter Fraud Unit of the local NHS Trust raised concerns about a physiotherapist. On numerous occasions, the registrant submitted timesheets and claimed payments for hours they did not work.
Dishonesty – fraud
Case study: An employer raised concerns about an operating department practitioner’s (ODP) conviction of fraud. For this conviction, she was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment and suspended for 24 months.