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| HPAC registration demonstrates credibility and accountability to patients, employers, colleagues, and the public. |
When onboarding new applicants to the register, their qualifications, identity, and background are all checked and verified before approval by our registration team. This includes a full enhanced DBS check, which is then registered on the update service and monitored in real-time by our safeguarding system.
Nationwide Police Engagement: The HPAC is signposted nationwide in all police custody suites in the country as the non-paramedic referral pathway. This arrangement is based on the principles of common law disclosure and helps to rapidly identify and alert service providers of new risks to patients, staff, the public and employers. The council regularly shares intelligence with police forces in bilateral information exchanges when dealing with referrals and fitness to practice investigations. This helps both law enforcement and HPAC to better serve and protect citizens, staff, and employers through regulatory compliance.
Engagement with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS): The HPAC shares details of relevant referrals that we receive with the DBS. Details of our investigations, including registrant compliance with the fitness to practice process and outcomes, provide valuable insight for the Barring Service when assessing individuals. It is crucial that all providers of regulated activities (employers or volunteer managers of those working in regulated activity in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland) understand their legal duty to make a referral to the DBS if certain conditions are met. Learn more by following this link.
Kenny Gibson is the National Head of Safeguarding for the NHS, overseeing several portfolios, including Child Sexual Exploitation, Female Genital Mutilation and Looked After Children, and is the Safeguarding Lead for the HPAC. Prior to becoming the Head of Safeguarding for NHS England & NHS Improvement, Kenny was the Head of Public Health Commissioning for London. Kenny is passionate about connecting with and listening to patients, carers, and health practitioners in order to improve services and experiences within the NHS, as well as to empower people about their own well-being.
He has supported the work of the HPAC as a Council member since 2019 and is excited to see the vital steps in the Council’s mission since the register was set up in 2014 to help safeguard patients and staff across the UK as the first regulator for non-paramedic ambulance clinicians.
Vinod Wagjiani is a Detective Inspector with Kent Police. He worked at a national level with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Custody Portfolio and has been influential in modern practices developed within the Custody arena. In addition to police-related work, Vinod is the event organiser for a charity event called Light the Lakes, which is dedicated to the remembrance of police officers who have died on duty. He is also the Chair of school governors overseeing the governance of a school which includes the safeguarding of children. He is a Trustee for a charity that identifies vulnerable male adults, bringing together men from isolated areas to enhance their health and wellbeing.
He is the National Police Lead for the HPAC and works with Police forces across the country when relevant referrals are received. He led the project which saw the HPAC signposted as the non-paramedic referral pathway in all custody suites across the country. He is currently developing a national strategy for an integrated approach with the HPAC and all forty-three police forces within the UK to ensure the public is safeguarded by effective and rapid information sharing. Promoting a joined approach to advancing regulation compliance and healthy stakeholder engagement across the sector.
There are up to 30,000 face-to-face pre-hospital patient contacts per day in the UK made by ambulance staff wearing the trusted green uniform. Did you know that in the UK only 50% of frontline ambulance staff are regulated by statute? Whilst the vast majority of clinicians are safe, patient-centred, extremely caring individuals, sadly, as in all areas, some pose a genuine risk to patient and staff safety. We believe that with the support of like-minded stakeholders, using a non-statutory approach, we can bridge this gap in regulation.
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There is no good reason for the UK not to pursue the same safeguarding standards as Ireland and the USA. It's time to catch up and regulate 100% of patient-facing ambulance staff.
| Kenny Gibson is the National Head of Safeguarding for the NHS, overseeing several portfolios, including Child Sexual Exploitation, Female Genital Mutilation and Looked After Children, and is the Safeguarding Lead for the HPAC. Prior to becoming the Head of Safeguarding for NHS England & NHS Improvement, Kenny was the Head of Public Health Commissioning for London. Kenny is passionate about connecting with and listening to patients, carers, and health practitioners in order to improve services and experiences within the NHS, as well as to empower people about their own well-being. He has supported the work of the HPAC as a Council member since 2019 and is excited to see the vital steps in the Council’s mission since the register was set up in 2014 to help safeguard patients and staff across the UK as the first regulator for non-paramedic ambulance clinicians. |
| Vinod Wagjiani is a Detective Inspector with Kent Police. He worked at a national level with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) Custody Portfolio and has been influential in modern practices developed within the Custody arena. In addition to police-related work, Vinod is the event organiser for a charity event called Light the Lakes, which is dedicated to the remembrance of police officers who have died on duty. He is also the Chair of school governors overseeing the governance of a school which includes the safeguarding of children. He is a Trustee for a charity that identifies vulnerable male adults, bringing together men from isolated areas to enhance their health and wellbeing. He is the National Police Lead for the HPAC and works with Police forces across the country when relevant referrals are received. He led the project which saw the HPAC signposted as the non-paramedic referral pathway in all custody suites across the country. He is currently developing a national strategy for an integrated approach with the HPAC and all forty-three police forces within the UK to ensure the public is safeguarded by effective and rapid information sharing. Promoting a joined approach to advancing regulation compliance and healthy stakeholder engagement across the sector. |
Mission Statement
The Health Practice Associates Council puts the patient at the centre of everything we do. We seek to ensure best practice, high standards of competence, proficiency and patient safety are adhered to by all our registered practitioners through regulation and support.
Core Values
▶ Put patient and public safety first
▶ Show care and compassion to all stakeholders
▶ Always strive to be fair and objective in decision making
▶ Pursue best practices at all times
£79.50 per year
There is a registration fee of £79.50 per year, which is applied automatically every twelve months on the renewal date. The initial registration fee includes a high-quality driver's licence style ID card with multiple security features and an enhanced DBS check if an applicant is not on the update service (subsequent DBS checks or replacement ID cards carry an additional charge).
We regulate the following grades: First Aiders (FA) / Emergency First Responders (EFR) / Ambulance Care Assistants (ACA) / Emergency Care Assistants (ECA) / Ambulance Technicians (EMT) - HPAC registered EMTs are IHCD BTEC L3 equivalent, FREUC 5 or higher / Associate Ambulance Practitioners (AAP). Before applying to register, please click here to ensure that you understand how we map our grades and what training/qualifications are required for each one.
Mission Statement
The Health Practice Associates Council puts the patient at the centre of everything we do. We seek to ensure best practice, high standards of competence, proficiency and patient safety are adhered to by all our registered practitioners through regulation and support.
Core Values
▶ Put patient and public safety first
▶ Show care and compassion to all stakeholders
▶ Always strive to be fair and objective in decision making
▶ Pursue best practices at all times
£79.50 per year
There is a registration fee of £79.50 per year, which is applied automatically every twelve months on the renewal date. The initial registration fee includes a high-quality driver's licence style ID card with multiple security features and an enhanced DBS check if an applicant is not on the update service (subsequent DBS checks or replacement ID cards carry an additional charge).
We regulate the following grades: First Aiders (FA) / Emergency First Responders (EFR) / Ambulance Care Assistants (ACA) / Emergency Care Assistants (ECA) / Ambulance Technicians (EMT) - HPAC registered EMTs are IHCD BTEC L3 equivalent, FREUC 5 or higher / Associate Ambulance Practitioners (AAP). Before applying to register, please click here to ensure that you understand how we map our grades and what training/qualifications are required for each one.
Employers can support the register by enrolling here | Clinicians can apply for registration here | Media inquiries: [email protected] | Public inquiries: click here | Make a donation here
Employers can support the register by enrolling here | Clinicians can apply for registration here | Media inquiries: [email protected] | Public inquiries: click here | Make a donation here
Email: [email protected] | [email protected] | Tel: 0208 0048226 (Tues - Fri, 10am - 4pm)
The Health Practice Associates Council is a Community Interest Company (CIC) registered in England and Wales, company number 10830551, and is regulated by the Information Commissioner's Office and the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.
Email: [email protected] | [email protected] | Tel: 0208 0048226 (Tues - Fri, 10am - 4pm)
The Health Practice Associates Council is a Community Interest Company (CIC) registered in England and Wales, company number 10830551, and is regulated by the Information Commissioner's Office and the Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.