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Fitness to practise decisions
Information for those wishing to make a complaint about a decision included in the outcome of a fitness to practise case.
Attending meetings
Council, committee and public liaison group meetings are public so anyone can attend
Revisions to our Standards of Proficiency- what you need to do
The HCPC’s Standards of Proficiency set out the technical requirements and competencies – the proficiencies – that all registrants are required to be able to demonstrate on entry to their profession. All approved education programmes must ensure graduates can meet these standards for their profession. The revised sets of Standards of Proficiency must be delivered to all new cohorts starting from 1 September 2023.
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.
HCPC statement on guidance on health and character and suicidal ideation
Our priority is ensuring that registrants have access to advice and support, so that they can get the help they need and ensure they are able to continue to practise safely, without fear of the impact on their registration. To support this, we have produced online materials aimed at registrants and updated our guidance on health and character to include more illustrative case studies.
Meet a Partner - Mary Hannon-Fletcher
Mary Hannon-Fletcher is a Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Ulster University. She is also an HCPC Panel Member and Lead Visitor.
What happens if my concern meets the threshold criteria for fitness to practise investigations
We will draft allegations based on the relevant information we have gathered
Ensuring your documents are machine-readable
Submitting documents in the wrong format can cause severe delays to your application
Continuously improve and innovate
Aim: To improve our performance against PSA standards of good regulation and to innovate across all our regulatory functions to provide an enhanced user experience
Registration assessors
Registration assessors assess applications from health professionals who are eligible to apply via the international, EMR or grandparenting application routes
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.
Registered professionals
We consider concerns about professionals who are registered with us, and whether they are able to practise safely and effectively.