The Health Professions Council

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The Health Professions Council Marc Seale, Chief
Executive Registrar BSHAA Congress, 18th April
2008
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Topics
Topics...

• HPCs Objective
• Standards Processes
• HAC - HPC

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I. HPCs Objective
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HPC main objective
Objective...

• To safeguard the health and well-being of
  persons using or needing the services of
  registrants
• Health Professions Order 2001
• Article 3 (4)

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II. Standards Processes
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Integrated process of setting maintaining
standards
4 Standards 4 Processes...
Standards Education Training
Programme Approval
Standards Proficiency
Registration
Register
Standards Conduct Performance Ethics
Fitness to Practise
Standards Validation
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II a. Standards
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Standards Brochure...
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Standards of Education Training
Standards ET...

• Light Touch regulation
• Six components
• Level of qualification for entry to the register
• Programme admissions procedures
• Programme management resources
• Curriculum
• Practice placements
• Assessment

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Standards of Proficiency
Standards Proficiency...

• Threshold standards for entry to Register
• Two components
• Shared
• Profession specific
• Three standards
• Expectations of a Health Professional
• Skills required for application of practice
• Knowledge

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Standards of Conduct, Performance Ethics
Standards CPE...

• Apply to registrants prospective registrants
• Conduct, (4)
• 3. Maintain high standards of personal conduct
• Performance, (8)
• 10. Keep accurate patient, client and user
  records
• Ethics, (4)
• 14.Behave with integrity honesty

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Standards of CPD
Standards CPD...

• Implementation July 2005
• HPC requires registrants to undertake CPD
• First audit July 2008

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II b. Approvals Process
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Approval of Programmes
Process Approval of Programmes Components...
Course initially approved
Annual monitoring
Renew approval
Majorchange?
No
Yes
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II c. The Register
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182,000 registrants,13 Professions
Register Number of Registrants...
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4.5 growth per year
Register Registrant Growth...
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II d. Registration
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Registration
Process Registration...

• Renew registration every two years
• Self-certification at registration
• Health Character
• CPD
• Returners to practise
• More than two years
• More than five years

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International Migration
Process Register International...

• 125 applications per month
• Detection of Problem prospective international
  registrants
• Letter of Good Standing
• Cooperation with international regulators

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Fees
SO Executive Fees...

• Self financing
• Not a Charity
• Fees
• One payment of 144 or 36 Direct Debit every six
  months
• Tax deductible
• Newly qualified UK Registrants 36 pa x 2 years

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II e. CPD Process
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CPD Process
Process CPD...

• Implemented July 2006
• CPD self certification
• Portfolio
• Registrants record of CPD
• 5 - 2.5 sample
• Profile
• Submit to HPC

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II f. Fitness to Practise
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Fitness to Practise
Process F2P...

• Allegation against Registrant
• Fitness to Practise may be below standard
• Conduct, Competence Health
• Balance
• Protection of public vs.Human Rights of
  Registrants
• Uses two key principles
• Proportionality Reasonableness
• Allegations handled in parallel with other
  organisations

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Fitness to Practise process
Process F2P Process...
Allegation
Interim Orders
Mediation
Investigating
Conduct Competence
Health
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HPC committed to the protection of professional
titles
Process Protected Titles...

• Article 39 Criminal offence
• Communicate sanctions for misuse
• HPC will prosecute

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Integrated process of setting maintaining
standards
4 Standards 4 Processes...
Standards Education Training
Programme Approval
Standards Proficiency
Registration
Register
Standards Conduct Performance Ethics
Fitness to Practise
Standards Validation
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III. HAC - HPC
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What happens?
HAC HPC ...

• Standards
• Opening of Register
• 40 day period of grace
• Registration fee

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