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Returning to practice – registrant case study
Hear from physiotherapist Mary who returned to practice after a 12-year career break
Wellbeing resources
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COVID-19 advice for students
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Failure to provide adequate care
Case study: A paramedic self-referred with an allegation that he carried out inadequate assessments.
Failure to maintain adequate records
Case study: An occupational therapist’s employer raised concerns relating to their clinical practice and conduct, following a number of incidents relating to nine different cases.
Failure to provide adequate care
Case study: A professional body raised a concern that a biomedical scientist had acted beyond her scope of practise.
Driving under the influence of alcohol
Case study: A podiatrist self-referred following a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Dishonesty by falsifying time sheet and travel expense claims
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.
Dishonesty – fraud
Case study: An employer raised concerns about an operating department practitioner’s (ODP) conviction of fraud. For this conviction, she was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment and suspended for 24 months.
Failure to conduct a full / accurate assessment
Case study: An employer raised concerns about a psychologist who did not report a service user’s suicidal thoughts to their supervisor or any other professionals. This was despite it happening repeatedly and after recording a case note.
Fitness to practise publications policy
This document sets out the publication policy for fitness to practise proceedings
Appointment of registrant assessors and medical assessors
This document sets out the policy for appointing registrant and medical assessors
Sanctions policy
This document sets out how sanctions can be applied by Practice Committee Panels in fitness to practise cases
Prosecution policy (protection of title)
This policy sets out the HCPC's enforcement approach in relation to offences under Article 39 of the Order