Canlyniadau chwilio am care act 2014

Case study: A psychologist’s employer raised concerns that the registrant had taken a service user on a trip involving an overnight stay in a shared hotel room, bought the service user alcohol and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol in the presence of the service user.

Some of the questions we most frequently get asked by registrants

There are a small number of circumstances where you might need to pass on information without consent, or when you have asked for consent but the service user has refused it

Case study: Emily is a dietitian working in an NHS Trust hospital. She also volunteers at a local charity that raises awareness about diabetes at events and conferences

Information on the specific sections of our standards, and how to meet them. 

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

As a registered professional, it is your responsibility to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with service users, carers and colleagues.

The HCPC Professional Liaison Service was established in 2020 following a decision to invest in more upstream regulation. Upstream regulation describes an approach to regulation that is focussed on prevention, partnership and support.

Adrian Barrowdale, Strategic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) reflects on the challenges still faced by LGBT+ people and the opportunities to build on the history of the LGBT+ rights movements.

Case study: An employer raised concerns about a psychologist who did not report a service user’s suicidal thoughts to their supervisor or any other professionals. This was despite it happening repeatedly and after recording a case note.

Our Year in Highlights show the HCPC’s work from the 1st of April 2019 through to the 31st of March 2020.

HCPC this week submitted evidence to the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry: Covid-19: Government procurement, and contracts for PPE.