The activities you need to record remain the same, they have been recategorised in a more meaningful way
Planning
Previously referred to as a Personal (or Professional) Development Plan, this activity is now a required category and attracts CPD credits when you record your plan in your CPD Valet for Professional Competence
You can claim up to 5 CPD credits per year for planning
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Practice Review
The Practice Review category includes Clinical (Practice) Audit, Quality Improvement and Practice Evaluation projects
- Audit: Reviewing care against criteria to improve standards
- Quality Improvement: Setting goals and testing interventions for better outcomes
- Practice Evaluation: A systematic peer or patient review of professional performance
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How to record your Practice Review
Work-Based Learning
This category includes activities previously categorised under the Internal, Personal Learning and Research or Teaching categories. Some examples include:
- Multi-disciplinary team meetings
- Personal reading or study (journals, textbooks, web journals etc.)
- Publications
- Journal clubs
- In-house education provided by your employer
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Evidence for work-based learning
How to record your work-based learning
Accredited Continuing Education (CE)
- Participation in conferences, workshops, and courses at local, national, or international levels, either clinical or non-clinical. Some examples include:
- National Conferences
- Academic Meetings
- Study Days
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What is Accredited Continuing Education (CE)?
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