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Bringing profession into disrepute / inappropriate comments on social media
Case study: A paramedic self-referred after he posted inappropriate comments on social media, which caused his employer to suspend him.
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.
Inappropriate relationship with patient
Case study: A psychologist’s employer raised concerns that the registrant had taken a service user on a trip involving an overnight stay in a shared hotel room, bought the service user alcohol and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol in the presence of the service user.
Failure to maintain adequate records
Case study: A dietitian’s employer raised concerns about their clinical practice and conduct, following a number of incidents relating to six different service users.
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.
Company and business names
Applying for non-objection when using protected titles in company names
HCPC Consolidated Legislation
Incorporating repeals and amendments made up to 1 December 2023
Fitness to practise FAQs
Frequently asked questions about the HCPTS and fitness to practise hearings
Customer service policy
View our policy for customer service in this section
Fitness to practise decisions
The customer service process is designed for addressing complaints you may have about the service we provide
Health and character declarations policy
This document sets out the Committee’s policy on dealing with health declarations and character declarations
Threshold policy for fitness to practise investigations
This policy sets out the HCPC’s approach to investigating fitness to practise concerns and outlines our investigation process