Abstract
A postal survey was carried out on a random sample of Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom or Eire in order to investigate current Continuing Professional Development (CPD) practice and the impact of resources and funding for CPD. One hundred and thirteen of 264 anonymised questionnaires were returned (43%). Most respondents considered CPD should be mandatory for consultants, for educational supervisors, for eligibility for the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training and for election to the Fellowship of the College.
Highlights
A postal survey was carried out on a random sample of Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom or Eire in order to investigate current Continuing Professional Development (CPD) practice and the impact of resources and funding for CPD
Formal but voluntary certification of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for psychiatrists was implemented by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in January 1995 (Sims 1994, 1995)
The purpose of the current study is to investigate current attitudes and practical experience of CPD by trained psychiatrists, and to explore potential difficulties that prevent the uptake of CPD and to assess progress with CPD since the earlier study
Summary
A postal survey was carried out on a random sample of Fellows and Members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in the United Kingdom or Eire in order to investigate current Continuing Professional Development (CPD) practice and the impact of resources and funding for CPD. Most respondents considered CPD should be mandatory for consultants, for educational supervisors, for eligibility for the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training and for election to the Fellowship of the College. Formal but voluntary certification of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for psychiatrists was implemented by the Royal College of Psychiatrists in January 1995 (Sims 1994, 1995). By January 1997 more than half of the consultant psychiatrists in the United Kingdom had registered. The purpose of the current study is to investigate current attitudes and practical experience of CPD by trained psychiatrists, and to explore potential difficulties that prevent the uptake of CPD and to assess progress with CPD since the earlier study
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