CPD and revalidation: the fight for protected time
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CPD and revalidation: the fight for protected time

Nick Evans Health journalist

Ongoing pressures on funding and staffing are leaving some nurses struggling to fulfil the CPD required to revalidate – now there are calls for statutory change

Nurses are at risk of failing to learn about the latest developments in patient care because staffing pressures and lack of employer support mean they have no time for continuing professional development (CPD).

Nursing Standard. 39, 7, 19-21. doi: 10.7748/ns.39.7.19.s8

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