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But how do you determine what your scope of practice is? This page, and the resources within it, will help.

'As much as the situation is crazy and almost worthy of an apocalypse film, I feel lucky I can go to work every day and mix with friends and colleagues. It keeps some sense of normality day to day.'

A 45-minute session looking at employers' responsibilities around raised concerns, including the importance of listening to them, barriers around them and how to overcome those barriers. We'll also look at effective approaches to acting upon raised concerns.

Leadership is a skill anyone can demonstrate, at any level. In its simplest form, it means acting as a role model and displaying the core aspects of professionalism.

A review that brings together evidence relating to the return to clinical or frontline practice of health and social care professionals following an extended period of absence

This is also known as a certificate of current professional status (CCPS) or letter of good standing. You may require this if you're applying for a job or registration in a country outside the UK. 

Total number of registrants for the HCPC Register, broken down by profession and application route to registration (4 March 2025).

Interprofessional education is an important area to the HCPC, to ensure learners are properly prepared for practice. We have identified good practice and challenges with education provider approaches to embedding and delivering interprofessional education.

Service user and carer involvement is an important area to the HCPC, to ensure learners are properly prepared for practice. We have identified good practice and challenges with education provider approaches to service user and carer involvement.

Total number of registrants for the HCPC Register, broken down by profession and application route to registration (1 April 2025).

Total number of registrants for the HCPC Register, broken down by profession and application route to registration (1 November 2024).

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Our guidance says you should use your “professional judgement” to come to decisions about what is and is not within your scope of practice (the limit of your skills, knowledge and experience). But what does this “professional judgement” look like in practice?