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Read our joint letter regarding the busy winter period and how we are supporting health and care professionals during this time.

Supporting your employees in understanding and meeting the revised standards of proficiency

These standards set out, in general terms, how we expect our registrants to behave. We will use them if someone raises a concern about a registrant’s practice, and for decisions about the character of professionals who apply to our Register.

You will receive email confirmation once your record on the Register has been updated

Steps you can take if you haven't renewed your registration in time or want to leave the Register

If a concern is raised or referral is made about a HCPC-registered professional, our fitness to practice investigations process will begin. This flowchart summarises the steps. 

Helpful resources, including advice and support available from other organisations

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

#myHCPCstandards​ webinar: standard 4 - delegate appropriately

We recently commissioned Newcastle University to undertake research into what makes clinical and peer supervision effective

Case study: Ellie is a registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP), who recently started a new job at an NHS Trust. As part of her contract of employment, Ellie is expected to administer drugs intravenously.

Case study: Lilly is a Band 5 registered dietician who works in a community healthcare centre. Lilly has recently been asked by her employer to supervise Isaac, a second-year student dietician, during his practice-based learning.

Our supervision templates provide some examples of how you might want to structure your supervision sessions and the types of conversations you could have.