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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.
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.
Concerns about employees
If a concern is raised about an employee, we may ask you for information as their employer or manager
Temporary Register snapshot - 1 May 2020
Data showing the number of temporary registrants by profession and home country
Temporary Register snapshot - 1 July 2020
Data showing the number of temporary registrants by profession and home country
Temporary Register snapshot - 9 June 2020
Data showing the number of temporary registrants by profession and home country
Attending meetings
Council, committee and public liaison group meetings are public so anyone can attend
Survey of the Temporary Register(s)
We surveyed all temporary registrants on the Temporary Register(s) from 6 - 30 June 2020
My Story - Emma Vessey (Disability History Month 2023)
Emma is a registered occupational therapist. For Disability History Month 2023 she shares the story of her disability and its impacts on her life.
Our approach to temporary registration
We have worked with the UK Government to create a COVID-19 temporary register, of two parts
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.
Why employers should respond to the consultation on proposed changes to HCPC’s English language requirements
HCPC Policy Manager Tom Miller explains the proposals we are making and why it is especially important to hear from employers and managers of HCPC registrants, who have experience of how the current arrangements are working.
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.
Failure to conduct a full / accurate assessment
Case study: An employer raised concerns about a psychologist who did not report a service user’s suicidal thoughts to their supervisor or any other professionals. This was despite it happening repeatedly and after recording a case note.