Radiographers required to prove fitness to practice every five years
 Radiographers will be required to prove their fitness to practice every five years, according to proposals in the new White Paper on the regulation of health professionals.
The paper, entitled 'Trust, Assurance and Safety, The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century', makes it clear that the overriding aim of regulation should be patient safety and quality of care.
It states that regulation is as much about sustaining, improving and assuring professional standards as it is about identifying poor practice.
Karen Middleton, chief health professions officer, welcomed the paper. “Partnership between regulators, employers and clinicians can only help ensure that clinicians maintain their fitness to practice and therefore continue to provide high quality care.”
The HPC, along with other regulators is now working to determine the most appropriate arrangements.
“As yet we don't know what form revalidation will take. It's possible that for registrants working in the NHS it will be linked with KSF and appraisals,” said Victoria Nash, communications manager at the HPC.
“The HPC may take a more ‘hands on’ approach to people working outside the NHS. The White Paper emphasises the importance of the frequency and intensity of revalidation being proportionate to the risks inherent in the work of the practitioners involved.”
The HPC will be informed by the Department of Health and the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE). “We also hope to learn from the GMC who will begin the process of revalidation or re-licensing before other regulators do,” said Victoria.
“As usual consultation with stakeholders and registrants will be an integral part of developing the system and the standards we use to assess registrants.”
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