HCPC Guidelines for Clinical Practitioners

Question 1

Name the 10 HCPC Guidelines

Answer 1

1) Promote and protect interests of service users and carers
2) Communicate appropriately and effectively
3) Work within limits to your knowledge and skills
4) Delegate appropriately
5) Respect confidentiality
6) Manage risks
7) Report safety concerns
8) Be open when things go wrong
9) Honest and trustworthy
10) Keep records of work

Question 2

Promote and protect interests of service users and carers

Answer 2

Respect, consent, no discrimination, appropriate boundaries

Question 3

Communicate appropriately and effectively

Answer 3

Polite, listen, communicate, share relevant information, use communication appropriately

Question 4

Work within limits of your knowledge and skills

Answer 4

Refer another practitioner if you haven’t go the knowledge or skills
Develop your skills, follow the law
Continuing professional development

Question 5

Delegate appropriately

Answer 5

Delegate someone with the skills, experience, knowledge, appropriate supervision

Question 6

Respect confidentiality

Answer 6

Confidential, permission, law allows it, service user’s best interest/public’s, prevent harm
(Especially when recording people’s information, make them anonymous)
If admit something breaking the law, harming themself or others you can break confidentiality

Question 7

Manage risk

Answer 7

Identify and minimise risk, reduce risk, health and safety concerns, unacceptable to put people at risk , if physical or mental health affects performance stop practicing

Question 8

Report safety concerns

Answer 8

Report, support/encourage concerns, follow up concerns, act on concerns

Question 9

Be open when thing’s go wrong

Answer 9

Apologise, put matters right, give explanation, deal with concerns, helpful & honest

Question 9

Honest and trustworthy

Answer 9

Easier to help them, be honest, declare concerns

Question 10

Keep records of work

Answer 10

Records accurate and safe
Refer to clients anonymously