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The standards of proficiency for dietitians

The standards of proficiency that dietitians 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. 

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.

How the standards apply to students

As a student, you should be using the standards of proficiency and standards of conduct, performance and ethics to support your learning

The two criteria for choosing CPD

Continuing professional development (CPD) should improve your work and have a positive impact for your service users

Protecting the health and safety of others

We expect our registrants to take all reasonable steps to reduce risk of harm, and to maintain a safe practice environment

HCPC increases the education threshold for paramedics

Planned changes to the paramedic education threshold have now come into force. This follows on from our consultation and decision by our Council to increase the threshold to degree level in 2018.

Embedding the revised standards of proficiency

We required that all education providers embedded our revised standards of proficiency (SOPs) from September 2023. We have assessed education provider alignment with the SOPs, and have considered common practices and challenges with this alignment.

The HCPC publishes its Principles for Preceptorship

We believe that well delivered preceptorship support has a key role to play in supporting both current and future HCPC registrants, helping them to achieve their potential and to confidently meet the needs of service users.