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Other organisations
There are a number of other regulatory organisations in the UK which regulate health and care professionals
Raising concerns, openness and honesty
An important part of being a health and care profession is reporting concerns about safety and being open and honest
Share your COVID-19 story
We are eager to highlight the vital work that you and many other health and care colleagues are doing during this unprecedented time
Be Sure - check the Register and find a professional
We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health
Having consent
Case study on having consent from service users (or other appropriate authority) before any care, treatment or other services is carried out
Our CPD requirements
Our flexible approach takes into account of the broad range of health and care professionals and is based on outcomes
A registrant's responsibility to maintain appropriate boundaries
Registrants establish and maintain that trust by treating service users with dignity and respect and involving them in decisions about their care.
Check the Register
We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health
Sale, supply and administration
Local arrangements can be made to allow health and care professionals who are not prescribers to supply or administer medicines
Being open when things go wrong
Case study on being open and honest if something has gone wrong in any care, treatment or other services they have provided
Standards in practice: being open when things go wrong
The duty of candour is important for anyone working in health and care, but what does it mean in practice?
Employer insight: Moving to the UK to practice and the challenges of finding employment
Doreen is a physiotherapist working in an intermediate care team, and speaks about the steps one Recruiting Manager took that made a real difference
Disclosing information to regulators
There are a number of regulators – such as the General Medical Council, the Care Quality Commission and us – who may need you to pass on information to them
Introduction to confidentiality
Confidentiality means protecting personal information, this information might include details of a service user’s lifestyle, family, health or care needs which they want to be kept private
Our work on improving sexual safety
We are working to help improve the sexual safety of service users, those working within health and social care, and the students and learners on HCPC approved programmes.