HCPC remediation courses for health and care professionals

Start with the concern as the HCPC has framed it in the allegation or in its letter to you, not with the label you would give it yourself. Pick the course that addresses the specific failing, then add one that builds insight or reduces the risk of repetition. The table gives starting points; the full course list grouped by concern follows on this page.

Two HCPC-specific courses, Professionalism and Professional Standards for HCPC Professionals and Ethics and Ethical Standards for HCPC Professionals, map learning directly to the HCPC standards and work for all 15 professions. If your concern involves dishonesty, read our probity and dishonesty remediation page; for practice and skills concerns, see clinical competence remediation. Still unsure? The which course do I need tool asks a few questions and suggests a short list.

HCPC final hearings are run by the HCPTS, and panels follow published practice notes and the HCPC Sanctions policy. Three documents matter most when you are planning remediation.

HCPTS practice note on finding impairment (7 August 2025)

The practice note Finding that Fitness to Practise is 'Impaired' tells panels to judge your fitness to practise as it is now, looking forward rather than back. It says evidence of remediation and reflection is particularly relevant, and that insight is an important factor. It describes insight as being concerned with the future risk of repetition, and states that it is wrong to equate maintaining your innocence with a lack of insight. Panels must decide what insight you have shown and say so in their decision. In practice, a panel asks: is the failing capable of being remedied, has it been remedied, and how likely is it to recur?

HCPC Sanctions policy (revised version in effect from 2 March 2026)

If a panel finds impairment, the Sanctions policy guides its choice between no further action, a caution, conditions of practice, suspension or striking off. The policy aims for decisions that are fair, consistent and transparent, and for a sanction that is enough to protect the public and maintain public confidence. Panels start with the least restrictive option and move up only when it would not be sufficient. Credible remediation, real insight and a low risk of repetition are among the things that can make a less restrictive outcome appropriate; a lack of them pushes the other way. Read the current policy yourself rather than relying on summaries of the older version.

HCPTS practice note on disposal of cases by consent (January 2026)

After a case to answer decision, some cases can be concluded by agreement rather than at a contested hearing. The practice note says the registrant must be willing to admit the substance of the facts and that their fitness to practise is impaired, and it names insight and willingness to address failings as key elements. Any agreed order must be consistent with what a panel would be likely to impose at a full hearing. Remediation evidence prepared early can therefore matter here too.

Across all three documents, training on its own carries limited weight. What counts is training that targets the failing, followed by reflection and evidence that the learning has changed how you work.

A certificate shows that you completed learning. A panel needs to see what the learning changed. A balanced pack for an HCPC case usually contains:

• Certificates of completion for courses that match the allegation, with dates showing when you started and finished.
• Reflective accounts in your own words for each course or incident: what happened, its effect on service users, colleagues and public trust, what you have learnt and what you now do differently. The reflective statement builder gives you HCPC-focused prompts and keeps the words yours.
• Testimonials from managers, supervisors and colleagues who know about the concern and have seen your current practice. The testimonial request generator helps you ask for specific, useful testimonials.
• Evidence of changed practice, such as supervision notes, audits of your records, revised checklists, feedback from service users or a personal development plan agreed with your employer.
• A risk-of-repetition summary setting out the safeguards you have put in place and how you will keep them going.

Order the pack so a panel can follow it: allegation, learning, reflection, change, safeguards. Before you finalise it, run the remediation readiness check to spot gaps. It is a self-assessment and does not predict any outcome.

Healthcare Practise UK is an independent education provider. We are not affiliated with the HCPC or the HCPTS, and neither body has reviewed or approved our courses. Completing a course does not close a case, prevent an interim order or decide the outcome of a hearing; panels decide each case on its own facts.

Our courses and tools support learning, reflection and organised evidence. They are not legal advice. If you are facing an HCPC investigation or hearing, take advice from your professional body, your union or a solicitor who handles regulatory cases before you submit anything to the HCPC.