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A few updates from our Finance Department

We’re reviewing our sanctions policy to improve consistency and further strengthen decision-making by independent fitness to practise (FTP) panels. The consultation is running from 29 May 2025 to 1 September 2025.

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

Ruth Clement is Head of Kent Children’s Therapies at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. A concern was raised about a HCPC-registered therapist that Ruth line-managed. Here she gives her perspective on the events and shares tips for employers or managers in similar situations.

Information on which health issues need to be declared to us, and why. 

You need to take all reasonable steps to protect information about service users. By ‘reasonable steps’, we mean that you need to take sensible, practical measures to make sure that you keep the information safe.

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

How we're ensuring our standards reflect the expectations of a modern day health service and the real lived-in context you work in

Employees work across a variety of departments to support our operations

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. 

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

An update on our proposed fee increase