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The standards of proficiency for clinical scientists
The standards of proficiency that clinical scientists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
Update on the Indicative Sanctions Policy review
In early 2017, the HCPC commenced a review of the Indicative Sanctions Policy to ensure it is up to date, reflects public opinion, and continues to support fair and proportionate decision making. As part of this review we commissioned market research into the public’s views of the Policy and undertook a public consultation.
Regulating in the next phase – COVID-19
The pandemic required us to quickly adapt how we operated as a regulator. We intend to build on this agility to ensure we deliver effective public protection through lean and intelligent regulation.
The two criteria for choosing CPD
Continuing professional development (CPD) should improve your work and have a positive impact for your service users
Protecting the health and safety of others
We expect our registrants to take all reasonable steps to reduce risk of harm, and to maintain a safe practice environment
HCPC increases the education threshold for paramedics
Planned changes to the paramedic education threshold have now come into force. This follows on from our consultation and decision by our Council to increase the threshold to degree level in 2018.
Survey of the Temporary Register(s)
We surveyed all temporary registrants on the Temporary Register(s) from 6 - 30 June 2020
How the standards apply to students
As a student, you should be using the standards of proficiency and standards of conduct, performance and ethics to support your learning
Embedding the revised standards of proficiency
We required that all education providers embedded our revised standards of proficiency (SOPs) from September 2023. We have assessed education provider alignment with the SOPs, and have considered common practices and challenges with this alignment.