Health & Safety

GOC CPD means 36 points per three-year cycle (54 for prescribers), with 18 interactive, 18 from GOC providers, a point in each domain, a peer review and a reflective exercise. The 2025-2027 cycle explained.

GPhC revalidation means four CPD records a year with at least two planned, one peer discussion and one reflective account. All six records explained, plus the 2026 change to the reflective account.

The HCPC sets no CPD hours, but five standards and a random 2.5% audit of each profession at renewal. All five standards, what a profile that passes contains, and where online courses fit.

Security officers have no CPD scheme but a licence. Since 1 April 2025 renewals need a Level 2 refresher award, and first aid must be valid 12 months before training. The full requirements.

NMC revalidation needs 35 CPD hours every three years, at least 20 participatory. All eight requirements with the real figures, what participatory means, and where online learning honestly fits.

Dental nurses need 50 hours of verifiable CPD per five-year cycle, with at least 10 hours in any two years. What verifiable means, the PDP and annual statement, and which topics the GDC recommends.

No single certificate is required, but warehouse employers must train staff on starting, when risks change and in the equipment they use. The four laws behind it, why lift trucks differ, and refresher triggers.

A CSCS card is not a legal requirement, but CDM 2015 requires competence and a site induction. What the law actually says, where CSCS fits, and the training topics that matter most on site.

NHS trusts base mandatory training on the Core Skills Training Framework’s 11 subjects. What they are, why a certificate is not automatically accepted, and which subjects online learning can and cannot cover.

There is no statutory CPD hours figure for care workers in England. CQC Regulation 18 requires training ‘as is necessary’ for your role. How the Care Certificate fits, and why registered nurses face a different 35-hour rule.