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European professionals can sign a declaration to provide temporary and occasional services in the UK

Following comprehensive review and public consultation, the revised sets of standards were approved by the Council in March 2022.

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.

We are calling on employers, managers, education providers, professional bodies and unions to prevent these behaviours from happening, and to encourage greater reporting when they do. As a regulator of 15 different professions, the HCPC has a role to play too.

In this webinar we will explore the updated standards' focus on further centralising the service user, and how to integrate these changes into your practice. 

In this webinar we will introduce the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and explore adjusting your scope of practice in this context. This is one of two sessions on the same topic. 

We are consulting on proposed changes to the Standards for prescribing.

The standards to enable registered orthoptists who are appropriately trained to sell and supply certain prescription only medicines

Case study: An occupational therapist's employer raised concerns with us after the registrant left a notepad containing confidential information, pertaining to a number of service users, at the home address of a service user.

We want to remind health and care professionals how important it is to look after yourself.

Frequently asked questions about the HCPTS and fitness to practise hearings