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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.
Failure to conduct a full / accurate assessment
Case study: An employer raised concerns about a psychologist who did not report a service user’s suicidal thoughts to their supervisor or any other professionals. This was despite it happening repeatedly and after recording a case note.
Fitness to practise publications policy
This document sets out the publication policy for fitness to practise proceedings
Appointment of registrant assessors and medical assessors
This document sets out the policy for appointing registrant and medical assessors
Sanctions policy
This document sets out how sanctions can be applied by Practice Committee Panels in fitness to practise cases
Prosecution policy (protection of title)
This policy sets out the HCPC's enforcement approach in relation to offences under Article 39 of the Order
Frivolous, vexatious and abusive complaints policy
This document sets out the policy for frivolous, vexatious and abusive complaints.
HCPC’s approach to the investigation of health matters
This policy explains how we investigate information we receive that indicates a registrant’s fitness to practise may be impaired because of their physical or mental health
Whistleblowing policy
Raising a concern – guidance for whistleblowers
Policy statement - annotation to the Register
This policy statement sets out our broad approach to annotation of our Register
Review of the threshold level of qualification for entry to the Register
This policy statement sets out our broad approach to reviewing the threshold level of qualification for entry to the Register
Quality policy
We are committed to providing quality services to our stakeholders, learning from feedback and driving continuous improvement
Record retention and disposal policy
This policy is also important in assisting the HCPC to comply with its obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation 2016 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.