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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.
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics
The ethical framework within which our registrants must work
My Story - Cynthia Srikesavan (South Asian Heritage Month)
To mark South Asian Heritage Month 2024, Cynthia Srikesavan, a senior researcher in physiotherapy at the University of Oxford and a registered physiotherapist, shares her journey into healthcare and how her background inspires her work.
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.
The standards of proficiency for occupational therapists
The standards of proficiency that occupational therapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
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.
The standards of proficiency for biomedical scientists
The standards of proficiency that biomedical scientists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
The standards of proficiency for physiotherapists
The standards of proficiency that physiotherapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
The standards of proficiency for paramedics
The standards of proficiency that paramedics must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.
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.
The standards of proficiency for speech and language therapists
The standards of proficiency that speech and language therapists must meet in order to join, and remain on, the HCPC Register.