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To be a prescriber means to have the legal authority to issue prescriptions

We keep a Register of health and care professionals who meet our standards for their training, professional skills, behaviour and health

Changes align with amendments made to the standards of proficiency to strengthen our commitment to EDI.

We have introduced new standards about promoting public health and preventing ill-health. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

These reports set out a ‘state of the nation’ for education and training in the 15 professions we regulate.

All applicants for employee and partner roles at the HCPC are asked to complete a voluntary equal opportunities and diversity monitoring form. 

It is important that you get the service user’s permission, or ‘consent’, before you share or disclose their information or use it for reasons which are not related to the care or services you provide for them

With the publication of the revised standards of conduct, performance and ethics (‘the standards’) coming soon, you are no doubt wondering what you can do to support your HCPC registrants with embedding them into everyday practice. We're here to help! 

We have significantly expanded the role of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), placing specific importance on making sure that practice is inclusive for all service users. This is one theme within the key changes to the updated standards of proficiency for all professions. 

In this article, we provide three examples from real-life employers of HCPC registrants who describe how they are supporting their team with embedding the updated standards of proficiency.

This is a one off process for those who have not yet used the new system

Professional bodies typically promote the profession, represent their members and provide curriculum frameworks, training and CPD.

HCPC Policy Manager Tom Miller explains the proposals we are making and why it is especially important to hear from employers and managers of HCPC registrants, who have experience of how the current arrangements are working.