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The standards of proficiency for orthoptists
The standards of proficiency that orthoptists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
What, when and how to refer an employee to us
If your concern about your employee raises a question about their fitness to practise, you should refer this to us
High level principles for good practice in remote consultations and prescribing
High level principles of good practice expected of everyone when consulting and or prescribing remotely from the patient
Review of the threshold level of qualification for entry to the Register
Our statement on how we review the threshold levels
Our profession’s medicines and prescribing rights
Find out what rights your profession has and how these are changed
Keeping information safe
You need to take all reasonable steps to protect information about service users. By ‘reasonable steps’, we mean that you need to take sensible, practical measures to make sure that you keep the information safe.
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.
Develop insight and exert influence
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
Being LGBT+ in healthcare - LGBT+ History Month
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.
Supporting former registrants who worked as part of the COVID-19 recovery
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.
Breach of confidentiality
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.
Unsafe clinical practice
Case study: A biomedical scientist’s employer raised concerns following an incident where the registrant failed to follow procedure. When processing samples, the registrant failed to prevent contamination, which led to inaccurate results.
Service User Expert Advisor
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
Updated standards of proficiency - inside the changes
What the key changes are, why they’ve been made and how to find out more