09 Feb 2022

HCPC supports continued uptake of COVID-19 vaccine

The IBMS supports HCPC in their statement calling for registrants to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

John Barwick, CEO of the HCPC, has issued a statement on the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine:

The government has announced its consultation on ending vaccination as a condition of deployment. Since the start of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, the HCPC has strongly encouraged all our registrants to take up the vaccine, if they are able to do so.

[...] While the HCPC does not set specific requirements for registrants to be vaccinated, registrants have personal professional responsibility towards patients and the wider public. Covid-19 vaccination protects patients and the public, as well as registrants and their colleagues. All registrants should ensure that they meet their HCPC Standards at all times and follow local policies in place as set out by their employer.

The IBMS welcomes this guidance from HCPC around personal responsibility and the COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccines are one way to protect yourself, patients and colleagues when delivering care to patients.

More information is available on HCPC’s Covid hub.