Action Plan for CPD

NAME
Lorena Christie

ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR

PROGRAMME OF STUDY
FOCUS OF ESSAY
As a qualified radiographer you will be responsible for making sure that you meet the health and care professions (HCPC) standards for continuing professional development (CPD) in order to remain registered.
Discuss why this is now a mandatory requirement and how it will relate to your own practice.
PLAN OF ESSAY
Provide as much detail as possible. Ensure that your plan reflects the outcomes & assessment guidelines above
Research the development of CPD and healthcare
What is CPD?
What happened before CPD?
Why did it not work?
What is CE?
Include Bristol Heart Scandal
What is HCPC?
Why did CPD become mandatory?
Explore how frameworks and processes such as clinical governance and audit relate to CPD
What is clinical governance?
What is clinical Audit?
How do they relate to CPD?
Discuss how CPD benefits the service user
What are the advantages of CDP?
What are the disadvantages of CPD?
How does that relate to practice?
STRENGTHS
Highlight particular strengths of the plan

AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Signpost areas where you are unclear or require specific support eg prepare questions for supervision
Evaluate how CPD helps you to practice safely, efficiently and legally?????
Discuss how CPD contributes to the quality of your practice and service delivery?????
ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR
COMMENTS
Include feed forward suggestions

DATE :

NB. The purpose of academic supervision is to ensure that you are working according to the assessment guidelines and not a formative marking exercise