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Record keeping under pressure
The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic
Balancing service user need during a pandemic
The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic
Promote high quality professional practice
Aim: Enable our professions to meet our standards so they are able to adapt to changes in health and care practice delivery, preventing harm to service users.
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.
Introduction to confidentiality
Confidentiality means protecting personal information, this information might include details of a service user’s lifestyle, family, health or care needs which they want to be kept private
Transfers of personal data to Social Work England
On Monday 2 December 2019 the HCPC’s responsibility for regulating social workers in England transferred to a new regulator called Social Work England.
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.
A Year in Highlights 2019-20
Our Year in Highlights show the HCPC’s work from the 1st of April 2019 through to the 31st of March 2020.
Performance review reports
Our performance review reports capture the process we have undertaken to consider the performance of the institution in delivering HCPC-approved programmes.
Roles in Registration
The Registration department process applications from individuals seeking to become a registered professional with the HCPC and practise within the UK
Being open and honest when things go wrong
The requirement to be open and honest, otherwise known as the duty of candour, is part of the standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
Approach to fitness to practise investigations and hearings
HCPC statement of approach to fitness to practise investigations and hearings during the COVID-19 pandemic