Search results for the care act 2014

Continuing professional development (CPD) should improve your work and have a positive impact for your service users

We expect our registrants to take all reasonable steps to reduce risk of harm, and to maintain a safe practice environment

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

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

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

As a student, you should be using the standards of proficiency and standards of conduct, performance and ethics to support your learning

The ethical framework within which our registrants must work

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.

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.

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