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Service User Expert Advisors will be engaged in an effective and targeted manner, which is reflective of the skills, expertise and experience successful candidates bring to the role

Aim: Learning from data and research to inform our decision making and share insights to protect, promote and maintain the health, safety and well-being of the public

Our aim in this report is to be transparent about how we handle disclosures, highlight the action taken about these issues, and to improve collaboration across the health sector.

We emailed education providers due their performance review in 2023-24 in late June. Providers who will undergo the process this year (2023-24) will have been given specific requirements and a key contact to work with at the HCPC.

We are hosting six new #myHCPCstandards webinars designed to support registrants with the revisions to the standards of conduct, performance and ethics and accompanying social media guidance.

To mark LGBT+ History Month 2024, two members of the UK SLT Pride Network tell us about their journeys in healthcare and how they have grappled with the barriers they face.

We emailed education providers due their performance review in 2023-24 in late June. Providers who will undergo the process this year (2023-24) will have been given specific requirements and a key contact to work with at the HCPC.

The revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics and revised guidance on social media are coming into effect on 1 September 2024. We encourage all registrants to ensure they are familiar with the changes.

For those who practised as part of the COVID-19 recovery, our returning to practice processes will take into account any impact this may have had on the wider healthcare workforce.

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.