Engagement with continuing professional development: development of a service model

Haywood, H., Pain, Helen, Ryan, S. and Adams, J. (2012) Engagement with continuing professional development: development of a service model. Journal of Allied Health, 41 (2), 83-89. (PMID:22735821)

Abstract

An increasing number of extended-scope practitioner roles
for nurses and allied health professionals can be found
within the national health services in the UK. There has
been little specific research into the facilitators and barriers for engagement with continuing professional development (CPD) of this group of health care professionals. This paper presents a review of the issues surrounding participation in,and influencing factors of, continuing professional development for nurses and allied health professionals. These findings are summarised in a conceptual model relevant to service
planning and delivery for health care professionals and
their managers. Method: Literature databases were searched
using the key term “continu* professional development,”
“clinical competence,” and “professional competence” for
relevant papers published in English from 2006 to 2010.
Findings: From over 900 papers that were identified, 133
were selected and are presented in a narrative synthesis
describing the supra-organisational, organisational, and
personal factors identified in the literature and how the
support of managers and colleagues is critical. Conclusion:
A model that illustrates the multi-faceted nature of CPD is
constructed from the review’s findings, which could assist
clinicians at all levels of seniority and their managers in
optimising CPD in their workplaces and when seeking to
identify and address hindrances to CPD.

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Contributors

Author: J. Adams

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