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Search results for the care act 2014

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Paying your scrutiny fee

Information for international applicants on paying the scrutiny fee, which is needed for the application to begin processing.

Step 1 - Log into your online account

You log in using the email address and password that you set up during the activation process

Register summary

Statistical summary of the HCPC Register, including the number of registrants by profession, age profile and working location.

The standards of proficiency for operating department practitioners

The standards of proficiency that operating department practitioners must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

How we assess the threshold level of qualification for entry to the Register

We've published a statement on how we assess the eligibility of programmes against the threshold level

Changes to the level of qualification for entry to the Register for paramedics

Information about this change, including how it will affect existing paramedic programmes

Diversity data

Information held by the HCPC on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

The standards of proficiency for hearing aid dispensers

The standards of proficiency that hearing aid dispensers must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register. 

Retention of first-time HCPC registrants

Explore status of first-time registrants joining between 2013–20, showing how long they remained registered over a four-year period.

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.

What has changed

Find details of the revised standards of conduct performance and ethics, and how they compare to the current standards.

Medical entitlements and COVID-19

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic

Record keeping under pressure

The factors to consider in applying our standards during the COVID-19 pandemic