Paragraph 4 CPD requirement for registered chiropractors

(1)

Subject to rule 10, every registered chiropractor (whether practising full-time or part-time, or non-practising, or whose registration is or has been suspended under any provision of the Act) shall complete the CPD requirement during the course of a CPD year.

(2)

Subject to rules 9 and 10, the CPD requirement shall consist of—

(a)

the completion of at least 30 hours of CPD of which at least 15 hours shall involve the verifiable (by or on behalf of the Council) participation of the registered chiropractor in learning with others; and

(b)

the completion of at least one learning cycle as described in paragraph (3) (which shall entail the completion of CPD that counts towards the 30 hours total in sub-paragraph (a)).

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (2)(b), a learning cycle shall consist of the following four stages—

(a)

reflecting on and assessment by a registered chiropractor of his learning needs and interests within the context of his professional practice;

(b)

planning how the registered chiropractor intends to meet the learning needs or interests identified in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) and recording this in a personal development plan (which may be revised as necessary during the CPD year);

(c)

undertaking CPD in accordance with the personal development plan; and

(d)

evaluating CPD undertaken and its effectiveness in meeting the learning needs or interests identified in the personal development plan.

Notes on Schedule

Footnotes

f1: 1994 c. 17. The Act was amended by the National Health Service Reform and Health Professions Act 2002 c. 17, section 34.