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This paper presents highlights from our year in registration survey 2022 (formerly known as the new graduate survey), which seeks the views of those who have been HCPC-registered for a year about their education and training programme, how this prepared them to practice, and the first year in employment. 

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. 

We have emphasised the importance of registrants looking after their own mental health and seeking help where necessary as a part of maintaining their fitness to practise. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

These benefits do not need to be radical and in many cases may simply be a result of improvements you have made to your practice

We understand that employers and managers often want to provide guidance and support to employees who are going through the fitness to practise process

This policy explains how we investigate information we receive that indicates a registrant’s fitness to practise may be impaired because of their physical or mental health

New materials outline what candour means and what it looks like in practice.

We think that it’s important to further clarify within the standards that registrants do not need to stop practising simply because they have a physical or mental health condition.

What employers need to know about our updated requirements for registrants to manage their mental and physcial health.