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This hub provides the latest updates, information and policies for HCPC Partners

Raising awareness of the impact of sexual misconduct, and helping to improve the sexual safety of service users, those working within health and social care, and the students and learners on our approved education programmes.

Case study: Dipak is a podiatrist who has recently started co-ordinating a campaign with his employer to promote the profession to the public

Case study: Desmond is a radiographer who posted on social media about particular patient injuries and occasionally shared photos of their x-rays

You need to make informed and reasonable decisions about your own practice to make sure that you always respect and protect the confidentiality of service users

There are a small number of circumstances where you might need to pass on information without consent, or when you have asked for consent but the service user has refused it

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

Case study: Munira is a physiotherapist working in private practice. She has treated her service user Russel for the last three months after he was involved in a fall at home.

Case study: Emily is a dietitian working in an NHS Trust hospital. She also volunteers at a local charity that raises awareness about diabetes at events and conferences

Template to help you guide your own activities

The new model aims to deliver proportionate and flexible regulatory action through a more intelligent use of data and a risked based approach to education programme assurance

Further information and guidance to help you determine what is and is not in your scope of practice

#myHCPCstandards​ webinar, recorded July 2024, on scope of practice. 

Local arrangements can be made to allow health and care professionals who are not prescribers to supply or administer medicines