Exploring the relationship between continued professional development and lifelong learning in UK health professions.
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This research explores the intersection between lifelong learning and continuing professional development (CPD) within UK chiropractic and other regulated health professions, an area with limited academic enquiry. Although CPD is a statutory requirement and a key pillar of professional practice, there is little understanding of how practitioners perceive and engage with it, or how policy frameworks influence its quality and impact. Designed as part of a Doctorate in Education, the study aims to benefit practitioners by enhancing CPD’s relevance and effectiveness, regulators by informing policy, and patients through improved professional competence. Impact would shape a more meaningful, evidence-informed CPD models aligned with adult learning, professional growth, and healthcare quality assurance. The challenge lies in translating findings into sustainable, system-level change. The General Chiropractic Council (GCC) supports the study, but broader impact requires deeper engagement across regulators. The goal is to shift CPD from input-driven models (e.g., hours or points) to outcome-focused approaches that improve patient care and service delivery. A key challenge is the lack of standardised metrics for CPD quality and ongoing debate about how professional learning is conceptualised in healthcare2.
Source: TeesRep (Teesside University)
Author: Moore, Daniel; id_orcid 0000-0003-2824-1239
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7112137548
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