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How to make a declaration
A closer look at the three instances in which you would provide health and character information to the HCPC, and the different ways of supplying it for each.
Communicating during the COVID-19 pandemic
The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic
Reflecting on LGBT+ History Month 2025
Adrian Barrowdale, Strategic Lead for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) reflects on the challenges still faced by LGBT+ people and the opportunities to build on the history of the LGBT+ rights movements.
Maintaining professional boundaries
As a registered professional, it is your responsibility to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with service users, carers and colleagues.
Failure to conduct a full / accurate assessment
Case study: An employer raised concerns about a psychologist who did not report a service user’s suicidal thoughts to their supervisor or any other professionals. This was despite it happening repeatedly and after recording a case note.
Our approach to closing the COVID-19 temporary register(s)
The Temporary Register will close on the 30 September 2022.
When something goes wrong, openness is in everybody’s best interests
Vince Clarke, paramedic and senior lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, discusses the challenges you may face when something goes wrong
My Story - Srikesavan Sabapathy (South Asian Heritage Month 2023)
To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2023, Srikesavan Sabapathy shares his story of coming to the UK as an international registrant.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We have significantly expanded the role of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), placing specific importance on making sure that practice is inclusive for all service users. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions.
MyEDI: Understanding equality, diversity and inclusion has never been so important
The HCPC has launched our annual Diversity Data Survey and we need as many registrants as possible to respond, so we can gain a better understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion across the professions we regulate.
My story - Helen Gough
To help celebrate International Podiatry Day and AHPs Day, Helen gives us an insight into her profession and what it means to be a podiatrist.
Returning to practice after the pandemic - why we're reinstating a 12-month updating period
As our 12-month updating period comes into effect once more, Policy Manager Madeleine Connor looks back on the COVID-19 pandemic and circumstances that temporarily extended it.
Dr Sejal Patel
Council Apprentice
The public
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