Preparing for CORU Audit

The CPD Audit Policy and the CPD record example of common Do’s and Don’ts are now available on the CPD audit page of the CORU website.

The IIRRT has prepared a “Preparing for CORU CPD Audit” presentation with an audio voiceover for you to watch. Please see the presentation below.

This presentation includes two useful CORU videos on CPD requirements and secondly how to complete the CORU CPD audit template. If you have any questions regarding the CORU CPD audit, please email: iirrtcpdofficer@gmail.com.

Please find below a list of all the CORU documents you may need:

Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics

The code specifies the standards of ethics, conduct and performance expected of registered radiographers and radiation therapists.

Fitness to Practice

Please read this document to understand the CORU CPD requirements. It outlines outlines information provided by the Health and Social Care Professionals Council on your responsibility to engage in continuing professional development required by the Radiographers Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics.

CORU Support for CPD Radiography Registration Board

This is another document to help you understand CORU CPD requirements. This support document provides advice on how to demonstrate that you have a system in place to engage in ongoing continuing professional development to ensure your skills, knowledge, and performance are of high quality, up to date, and relevant to your practice. This document should be read in conjunction with: The Radiographers Registration Board Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Guidance on Continuing Professional Development.

CORU has kindly prepared an exemplar from a radiographer who populated the CORU CPD audit template. This is a good example of how to complete the audit template. Click on the image to fully open the example template.

CORU Audit Template

The CORU audit template is downloadable. I suggest you add in your CPD activities as you work through your CPD cycle and if you are chosen for CPD audit your template is ready to submit. Click here to open the audit template.

The information contained in this document is for general information purposes only. This guideline document outlines the process of auditing registrants’ records of engagement in continuing professional development required by your Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics. This document should be read in conjunction with:

Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for your Registration Board
Guidance on Continuing Professional Development for your Registration Board
Support for Continuing Professional Development for your Registration Board

CORU CPD Audit Trend Report

The Radiographers Registration Board introduced their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Standard and Requirements for radiographers and radiation therapists on 31 October 2015 with the first CPD cycle completed on 31 October 2017. In 2017, radiographers and radiation therapists were advised by their Board that a mandatory CPD audit would take place. The purpose of the audit was to conduct a review of portfolios to establish levels of compliance with the Radiographers Registration Board CPD Standard and Requirements.

This report outlines the findings of the CPD audit and highlights learning achieved through implementation of audit, including general statistics and trends identified. A survey of registrants who participated in the audit was also undertaken. Registrants who participated in the audit were invited to provide feedback using open ended questions to enable the gathering of qualitative data. The findings from the Radiographers Registration Board CPD Audit has informed the development of future monitoring processes and CPD requirements for health and social care professionals regulated by CORU.