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August bank holiday 2023 service availability

The HCPC offices will be closed on Monday 28 August for the summer bank holiday weekend

Reclassification of Gabapentin and Pregabalin

From midnight on 1st April 2019, gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified as Schedule 3 controlled drugs, under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), and Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971)

Now open: HCPC student competition 2024! #HCPCstudentcomp

For the third year running, the HCPC has opened its student competition. 

Student webinar - revising the standards of conduct, performance and ethics

An online session for current students, focusing on the forthcoming updates to the HCPC standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

Being LGBT+ in healthcare - LGBT+ History Month

To mark LGBT+ History Month 2024, two members of the UK SLT Pride Network tell us about their journeys in healthcare and how they have grappled with the barriers they face.

#myHCPCtandards webinar - standard 3

Work within the limits of your knowledge and skills - standard 3 of the standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

New legislation expands the number of professions able to issue fit notes

The UK government has introduced new legislation to allow a wider range of healthcare professionals to certify fit notes.

Employer insight: Supporting transgender employees in the workplace - Top Tips

NHS Lothian (NHSL) developed a number of initiatives to support Transgender employees at work, including Top tips for employees and employers

CPD is not just a ‘nice to have’: Why everyone in the system should support CPD

Victoria Harris, co-author of the CPD Principles for lifelong learning, blogs about why doing CPD right is so important, and what the Principles are. Published as part of CPD Week 2025.

What happens if a concern about me goes to a hearing

If the Investigating Committee decides there is a case to answer, the case will go forward for a final hearing

Prescribing

To be a prescriber means to have the legal authority to issue prescriptions

A registrant's story - Finding the why in CPD (Andrew Ormerod)

Andrew Ormerod, a registered paradedic and founder of CPDme, shares his journey to realising the importance of CPD and insight into finding its true purpose.

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