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Continuing professional development
We define CPD as ‘a range of learning activities through which health professionals maintain and develop throughout their career to ensure that they retain their capacity to practice safely, effectively and legally within their evolving scope of practice’.
Put simply, CPD is the way health professionals continue to learn and develop throughout their careers so they keep their skills and knowledge up to date and are able to work safely, legally and effectively
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A new responsibility
Before 2005, you may have had to undertake CPD as part of your membership of your professional body, or by your employer, or another organisation. You may not have had to undertake CPD by any individual or organisation, but you may have been undertaking it anyway as part of your professional development. But before 2005, any CPD that you did was not linked to your registration with us.
Now that we have agreed our standards for CPD, it is an important part of your continuing registration. Our standards now mean that all health professionals must continue to develop their knowledge and skills while they are registered.
Continuing Professional Development for ALL registrants commences on 1st July 2006
All registrants will be required to engage in CPD activities with effect from 1st July 2006. Registrants will need to record their activities in their portfolio and if selected for audit, to complete the CPD profile which will then be assessed by CPD assessors.
You can read about the consultation on continuing professional development here.
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