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You have a professional responsibility to keep full, clear and accurate records

What we are looking for when you involve service users and carers in your programme

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

As a regulator set up to protect the public, involving the public as key stakeholders is essential to our work and we are committed to this involvement in a number of our core organisational activities

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.

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

As a registered professional, it is your responsibility to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with service users, carers and colleagues.

Information on the changes to our registration processes from 1 January 2021 and how they might impact the members of HCPC's professions

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

The requirement to be open and honest, otherwise known as the duty of candour, is part of the standards of conduct, performance and ethics.

In most cases, you will need to make sure you have consent from the service user before you disclose or share any identifiable information

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.