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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

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

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

The HCPC has launched our annual Diversity Data Survey and we need as many registrants as possible to respond, so we can gain a better understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion across the professions we regulate.

To help celebrate International Podiatry Day and AHPs Day, Helen gives us an insight into her profession and what it means to be a podiatrist. 

We have significantly expanded the role of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), placing specific importance on making sure that practice is inclusive for all service users. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

As a regulator set up to protect the public, involving the public as key stakeholders is essential to our work and we are committed to this involvement in a number of our core organisational activities

Some of the frequently asked questions journalists have about the HCPC

Each year we run a competition for students on HCPC-approved programmes, which focuses on a theme relating to our standards. 

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