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Standards in your words
HCPC registered professionals discuss what our standards mean to them
Can I do that? Thinking through your scope of practice
Our guidance says you should use your “professional judgement” to come to decisions about what is and is not within your scope of practice (the limit of your skills, knowledge and experience). But what does this “professional judgement” look like in practice?
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.
Christine Elliott
Chair of Council
Employer Insights: Advice for Witnesses
Information to help your employees feel prepared before testifying and who to contact with further questions.
Supervision
These pages outline some of the benefits and outcomes that supervision can have on your professional development and provide some top tips on how you can effectively approach supervision in your practice
Failure to provide adequate care
Case study: A paramedic self-referred with an allegation that he carried out inadequate assessments.
Reflecting by yourself
Case study: Emily is a dietitian working in an NHS Trust hospital. She also volunteers at a local charity that raises awareness about diabetes at events and conferences
Standards for podiatric surgery
Our expectations of education providers delivering training in podiatric surgery and of chiropodists / podiatrists who complete this training
Leadership
Leadership is a skill anyone can demonstrate, at any level. In its simplest form, it means acting as a role model and displaying the core aspects of professionalism.
My COVID-19 story - Recently Qualified ODP
'As much as the situation is crazy and almost worthy of an apocalypse film, I feel lucky I can go to work every day and mix with friends and colleagues. It keeps some sense of normality day to day.'
Checking your employees registration status
We encourage you to check periodically (every 3 to 6 months) that your employees remain registered
When social media use turns to cyber bullying
Case study: Farah is a clinical psychologist who has been complaining about colleagues to her close family and friends on social media
People and departments
Employees work across a variety of departments to support our operations