Standards and Criteria for CPD Activities

Guidance on the Standards and Criteria for CPD Activities was first produced in January 2012 by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (the Academy).

This revised version sets out standards and criteria that are needed to assist the accreditation process. The guidance highlights the importance of reflection, focusing on learning outcomes and the impact on practice. It also strengthens the criteria required for reporting conflicts of interest.

The guidance emphasises that CPD accreditation from a College is a good quality benchmark for doctors as it ensures that the content of an In December 2017 the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (the Academy) published Lay involvement in revalidation activities. The report provided examples of lay involvement in revalidation at local, regional and national level. It also looked at how to develop the role, recruitment and training of lay representatives as well as the benefit of lay involvement in revalidation.