Search results for care

This research focuses on registrants and service users with the remit to explore their views on the content and accessibility of the standards.

Case study: A biomedical scientist’s employer raised concerns following an incident where the registrant failed to follow procedure. When processing samples, the registrant failed to prevent contamination, which led to inaccurate results.

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.

Ahead of the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics coming into effect, HCPC Policy colleagues outline the key areas that employers, managers and leaders of registrants may wish to focus on.

We are committed to providing quality services to our stakeholders, learning from feedback and driving continuous improvement.

This annual report provides an account of our work investigating fitness to practise (FTP) concerns raised with us across the 15 professions we regulate.

This document gives students on approved programmes information about our standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Case study: An occupational therapist’s employer raised concerns relating to their clinical practice and conduct, following a number of incidents relating to nine different cases.

In 2019, we commissioned the University of Surrey to produce a film evidencing the process and benefits of Schwartz rounds.

This annual report provides an account of our work in 2021-22 investigating fitness to practise (FTP) concerns raised with us about the 15 professions we regulate.