Consultation on Guidance on health and character

30/01/2009 - 30/04/2009

The consultation has now closed. You can download a copy of the consultation document and the consultation responses document below.

We are consulting on new guidance on our health and character processes. The guidance is designed for applicants, registrants and education and training providers.

We have produced the guidance to provide more information about the processes that we use when looking at information about the health or character of an applicant or registrant. The guidance also provides some advice on the principles that we use when making decisions about health and character.

Under our rules, we must check everyone’s health and character when they apply to join our Register as part of making sure that applicants will be able to practise safely and effectively within their profession. We can also take action against a registrant if their health or character creates concerns about their ability to continue to practise safely.

We would welcome your comments on the guidance, in whatever format is convenient for you. You may wish to address the questions below. However, if there are any other comments you would like to make we will be happy to take these on board.

• Do you find the guidance useful?
• Is there any information that we have missed?
• Are there any areas where more guidance is required?
• Is the guidance clear and easily understandable?

The consultation will run until 30^th April 2009.

This document is available for download below and hard copies are available on request.

If you would like to respond to this consultation, please send your written response to:

Guidance on health and character consultation

Policy and Standards Department

Health Professions Council

Park House

184 Kennington Park Road

London

SE11 4BU

You can also email consultation@hpc-uk.org or send your response by fax to +44 (0)20 7582 0866.

At the end of the consultation period we will publish a summary of the responses we receive, and the decisions we have taken as a result, on our website.

Type: HPC

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