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Communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Developing resilience

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

Speaking up during a pandemic

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

Supervision and delegation

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

Data protection in exceptional times

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

Openness and honesty in an overstretched service

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

Approach to fitness to practise investigations and hearings

HCPC statement of approach to fitness to practise investigations and hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Standards in practice: how to report concerns about safety

Taking action when you have concerns is an important part of professional practice, but sometimes it’s difficult to know how to raise concerns appropriately.

Glossary of terms

The following terms are defined in the context of preceptorship.

Standards of conduct, performance and ethics

These standards set out, in general terms, how we expect our registrants to behave. We will use them if someone raises a concern about a registrant’s practice, and for decisions about the character of professionals who apply to our Register.

Unsafe clinical practice

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.

CPD Audit reports

Our CPD audit reports describe the outcomes of the audits for the professions we regulate.

COVID-19 - applying our standards

The factors to consider in applying the standards of conduct, performance and ethics during the COVID-19 pandemic.