Registered CRPs
It is important for Registered CRPs to keep on top of their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and be ready to maintain their registration each year. Read on for more information.
What is Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?
In healthcare, even the smallest mistake can have consequences. That's why all Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS) registrants must commit to CPD.
CPD is a lifelong learning process that helps healthcare professionals meet the needs of their patients and deliver high-quality care. It's a requirement for CRP registration and is essential for maintaining your skills and knowledge.
Active participation in CPD benefits both your career and the safety and well-being of your patients.
Why is CPD important?
CPD isn't just about ticking boxes. It's a powerful tool that helps you:
Achieve professional recognition: CPD is a requirement for CRP registration. If you don’t maintain CPD, you will be removed from the Register
Stay competent and fit to practise: CPD helps you keep your skills and knowledge up-to-date
Deliver high-quality care: Continuous learning and improvement creates a culture of excellence and safety at work
Boost your career: CPD can increase job satisfaction, motivation and lead to exciting new opportunities
Support your personal development: CPD is key to your growth as a healthcare professional
Align with professional frameworks: Many CPD activities provide evidence for knowledge and skills frameworks, helping you progress in your career
What counts as CPD?
Information about the ways in which you can undertake CPD and examples of CPD evidence are provided in the AHCS’s Continuing Professional Development Standards and Guidance document.
The AHCS’s standards for CPD
Information about the AHCS’s standards for CPD and their CPD audit process is available on its website.
Maintaining registration
You need to renew your Registration each year, otherwise you will be removed from the Register. To complete your renewal, you will need to:
Reconfirm or update your personal details
Reconfirm or update your career details
Sign the declaration
Reconfirm that you meet the good character and health statements
Revalidate your Direct Debit details to pay the renewal fee. Information about the fees is on the AHCS website
As part of your commitment to registration, you must agree to keep records of your CPD activities, which can be audited by the AHCS.
Supporting others with their applications
There are a few ways you can do this :
Informally through peer support, offering guidance and answering questions
Arrange a local workshop for CRPs in your area
Work with others in your team to consider setting up a CRP support programme (take a look at the programme set up by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)
Become a CRP lead in your Trust and start a local forum for discussion
If you have useful resources for CRPs, please email rdnworkforcedevelopment@nihr.ac.uk so we can add them to this site for others to benefit from
