UKPHR Practitioner Registration

1. Practitioner registration 2016 Public Health Practitioner Registration East Midlands 19 April 2016 David Kidney, Executive Director

2. UKPHR is Independent • A private Company limited by guarantee • No shareholders • Independent of Government • No commercial links with training providers • Registrar’s independence guaranteed • Operates a stakeholder Consultative Forum

3. Public health workforce: categories of registrants Public health practitioners. Specialty Registrars while in training. Public health specialists: • Generalists (Standard route & RSS) • Defined specialists • Dual registrants (GMC & GDC)

4. Accredited Registers A statutory scheme run by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). To be accredited, a register must meet quality standards set by PSA. Standards are audited by PSA and the accreditation has to be renewed annually. UKPHR is an Accredited Register.

5. Practitioner Registration It is estimated that the core public health workforce is about 40,000 in England & Wales and 6,500 in Scotland (CfWI 2014 & 2015). Practitioners make up 95%; approximately 10,000 practitioners are not regulated. UKPHR piloted practitioner registration from 2011 with good evaluation results.

6. Highly devolved model Schemes cover geographic areas. Each scheme has its own Coordinator & administrative support. Schemes recruit assessors and verifiers. UKPHR trains assessors and verifiers. Variety of funders e.g. Local Authorities, PHE, Health Education England & Universities.

7. Maintaining register standards Guardians of standards are: • Assessors & verifiers & verification panels • Moderators, responsible for moderation and quality assurance • UKPHR, through application process and registration approval • UKPHR and scheme coordinators, who review in regular teleconferences

8. All practitioner schemes West of Scotland North East England East Midlands West Midlands Wales East of England Thames Valley London NC&E South West England Wessex Kent, Surrey & Sussex

9. Further expansion of model UKPHR’s aim is UK-wide coverage so that all UK practitioners can register. With support from HEE’s “deep dive” study & PHE’s future workforce report? Wales is piloting recognition of Advanced Practice (public health). UKPHR is UK National Accrediting Organisation for health promotion practitioner registration.

10. Maintaining practice standards For all registrants: • Renew annually – updating declaration. • Continuing Professional Development (differentiated for practitioners). • 5-yearly re-registration/revalidation – evidence of CPD,appraisal, personal development planning & service quality (differentiated for practitioners).

11. What evaluations tell us • Every registrant fully demonstrates meeting the standards. • Each scheme recruits and UKPHR trains adequate numbers of assessors & verifiers and can run support activities that facilitate practitioners completing portfolios. • UKPHR has capacity to provide central support and guidance to the schemes.

12. Benefits of UKPHR registration • For the public – public protection • For registrants – professional development, recognition, achievement and career path • For employers and commissioners – quality assurance and quality enhancement of public health workforce • For governments – proportionate regulation

13. What people say Doing it helps your own self-worth. More so than a manager giving you feedback – it means so much more when you see it yourself. Practitioner, Wales At Kent County Council it is our duty to protect the public, and employing and commissioning registered practitioners will help us to do that. Councillor Graham Gibbens, Kent County Council

14. Contact UKPHR UK Public Health Register, 18c Mclaren Building, 46 Priory Queensway, Birmingham, B4 7LR register@ukphr.org Tel. 0121 296 4370 www.ukphr.org