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Diversity data

Information held by the HCPC on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

The standards of proficiency for occupational therapists

The standards of proficiency that occupational therapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

The standards of proficiency for operating department practitioners

The standards of proficiency that operating department practitioners must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

Dishonesty – fraud

Case study: An employer raised concerns about an operating department practitioner’s (ODP) conviction of fraud. For this conviction, she was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment and suspended for 24 months.

Service user and carer involvement

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

The standards of proficiency for physiotherapists

The standards of proficiency that physiotherapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

Dishonesty by falsifying time sheet and travel expense claims

Case study: The NHS Counter Fraud Unit of the local NHS Trust raised concerns about a physiotherapist. On numerous occasions, the registrant submitted timesheets and claimed payments for hours they did not work.

Inappropriate relationship with patient

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.

The standards of proficiency for hearing aid dispensers

The standards of proficiency that hearing aid dispensers must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

Disability History Month: Disability networks and support for HCPC-registered professionals

Adrian Barrowdale, Strategic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, writes about the recently-published list of disability networks and initiatives for the professions that the HCPC regulates.

HCPC Corporate Strategy 2021-2026

Our aim to be a high performing regulator which delivers forward-looking regulation underpinned by strong data, collaboration and compassion

Commonly asked record-keeping questions, answered

Katherine Timms, Head of Policy and Standards at the HCPC, answers the most common questions we receive from registrants about record keeping

The standards of proficiency for paramedics

The standards of proficiency that paramedics must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

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