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August bank holiday 2024 service availability
The HCPC offices will be closed on Monday 26 August for the summer bank holiday weekend
HCPC joins health and care regulators to publish 2024 whistleblowing report
The HCPC, in collaboration with eight other professional health and care regulators, has published the latest Whistleblowing disclosures report for 2024.
HCPC welcomes PSA publication: “Ethics in extraordinary times: practitioner experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic”
This report explores the ethical experiences of practitioners working in health and social care professions and was commissioned by the Authority from Professor Deborah Bowman.
Extension of the COVID-19 Temporary Register
On Thursday 22 September, government announced that the healthcare professions temporary registers, including the HCPC COVID-19 Temporary Register, will remain open for a further two years.
Launch date announced for specialist social work regulator
Nadhim Zahawi has announced Monday 2 December 2019 as the date when Social Work England will take over from the HCPC as the new social work regulator
Launch of consultation for the standards of conduct, performance and ethics
Today we have launched a consultation which outlines proposed changes to the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics.
Reclassification of Gabapentin and Pregabalin
From midnight on 1st April 2019, gabapentin and pregabalin will be reclassified as Schedule 3 controlled drugs, under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations (2001), and Class C of the Misuse of Drugs Act (1971)
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.
We have revised our standards for prescribing
The Health and Care Professions Council has recently revised our standards for prescribing, following a public consultation. The revised standards took effect on 1 September 2019.
Call-out for working group members following consultation closure
The HCPC consultation on the Standards of conduct, performance and ethics, and accompanying guidance on social media closed on 16 June 2023.