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Be Sure - check the Register and find a professional
We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health
Other organisations
There are a number of other regulatory organisations in the UK which regulate health and care professionals
A registrant's responsibility to maintain appropriate boundaries
Registrants establish and maintain that trust by treating service users with dignity and respect and involving them in decisions about their care.
Raising concerns, openness and honesty
An important part of being a health and care profession is reporting concerns about safety and being open and honest
Promoting the value of regulation
Aim: The public, registrants, students and employers understand the value and importance of regulated health and care professionals
Check the Register
We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health
Standards in practice: being open when things go wrong
The duty of candour is important for anyone working in health and care, but what does it mean in practice?
Our CPD requirements
Our flexible approach takes into account of the broad range of health and care professionals and is based on outcomes
Introduction to confidentiality
Confidentiality means protecting personal information, this information might include details of a service user’s lifestyle, family, health or care needs which they want to be kept private
Sale, supply and administration
Local arrangements can be made to allow health and care professionals who are not prescribers to supply or administer medicines
Disclosing information to regulators
There are a number of regulators – such as the General Medical Council, the Care Quality Commission and us – who may need you to pass on information to them
Employer insight: Moving to the UK to practice and the challenges of finding employment
Doreen is a physiotherapist working in an intermediate care team, and speaks about the steps one Recruiting Manager took that made a real difference
My Story - Rachel Karanja
In celebration of Black History Month Rachel shares some inspiring words of what she has learned and experienced as a black health and care professional in the UK.
Our work on improving sexual safety
We are working to help improve the sexual safety of service users, those working within health and social care, and the students and learners on HCPC approved programmes.