Continuing Professional Development

Some medical practitioners choose not to be registered with their professional body in order to maintain Continuing Professional Development (CPD). However, they must actively participate in a recognised CPD programme, which may be local to the area. In order for the All Wales AC Approval Panel to accept local CPD sign-off, they require the local CPD scheme to meet the minimum standards set by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Please note, for all medical applicants that there is a requirement of 50 hours CPD evidence.

Applicants from other eligible professions will be required to provide evidence of CPD appropriate to their professional role.

It is expected that employing organisations will have some form of quality control to ensure confidence in local CPD schemes. Practitioners must provide CPD evidence in order to gain either initial or renewal approval for Approved Clinician purposes, to meet the standards set out in the Directions issued by the Welsh Ministers.

This form should be completed to ensure a recognised format is adhered to in order to submit local CPD activity, which must be signed off by a local peer group. It is the practitioner’s responsibility to participate in CPD and to provide the peer group with the appropriate evidence. It is the peer group’s responsibility to scrutinise evidence such as training certificates and check the number of hours the practitioner has participated in for each CPD activity.

This activity must be appropriate for their role and be linked to the practitioner’s personal development plan identified in their annual appraisal.

Activity must be signed off and dated by at least two peer group members confirming they are satisfied with the evidence provided.