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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.
Person-centred care
As a health and care professional, you must promote and protect the interests of service users and carers
Failure to provide adequate care
Case study: A paramedic self-referred with an allegation that he carried out inadequate assessments.
Driving under the influence of alcohol
Case study: A podiatrist self-referred following a conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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 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.
An employer's perspective: Supporting a registrant through fitness to practise proceedings
Ruth Clement is Head of Kent Children’s Therapies at Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust. A concern was raised about a HCPC-registered therapist that Ruth line-managed. Here she gives her perspective on the events and shares tips for employers or managers in similar situations.
Did you know our standards are online?
You can easily access our standards from anywhere in a new responsive and print-friendly online format
Reclassification of gabapentin and pregabalin
From midnight on 1st April 2019, gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified as Schedule 3 controlled drugs, under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), and Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971)
Providing care and treatment remotely
What to consider when your scope of practice moves online
The benefits of supervision - an employer’s perspective
The British Psychological Society's Dr Noreen Tehrani looks at the different types of supervision from an employer's perspective - including the different benefits that employers stand to gain and tips to ensure its success.
Position statement: Taking part in industrial action
If you are an HCPC registrant taking part in industrial action, the behaviours set out in our standards of conduct, performance and ethics still apply
Sustainable practice
Information for current and future registrants who wish to learn more about sustainability in health and care, and make their practice more sustainable