overview 1. the registrations team 2.the registration process 3.the retention process 4.continued...
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Overview
1. The registrations team
2. The registration process
3. The retention process
4. Continued professional development
5. The GCC website
Registrations Team
David HowellRegistrar
Penny BanceDirector of Education, Registration and
Standards
Jamie ButtonExecutive Officer (Registrations)
Application packs online- www.gcc-uk.org
www.gcc-uk.org
www.gcc-uk.org
www.gcc-uk.org
Registration applications
You must send:
1. A completed application form2. A certified copy of your Birth
Certificate3. Evidence of your qualification4. Character reference5. Evidence of insurance6. Medical report7. Registration fee
Medical report
Please double check that your medical report:
1.Gives your full name2.Is dated3.States that it is written either based on:
a) 4 years of your medical notes, orb) Either notes or an examination if notes are
not available4.Confirms that you are physically and mentally fit5.Is signed by a GP, we cannot accept reports signed by someone else at the surgery
Fees
The GCC is not able to offer pro-rata fees. The same fee is payable at whatever point in the year you are registered
The full fee must be paid before registration is granted
Its not possible to pay the initial registration fee by instalments Practising Non-practising
New registration £750 £100
Retention £800 £100
Paying your fees
You may also need to send:
Certificate of Good Standing Certificate of Conviction/ Police Report Criminal Record Check Copy of passport Certified translation if any document not in English Naturalisation papers if nationality has changed Certified copies of any change of name documents
– such as Marriage Certificate
Processing your application We aim to check your application within 24 hours of its
arrival
We will look at your documents to make sure they meet our requirements
If we need any more information we will email you with details
Once you have been registered we will email you with your registration number and start date
A letter confirming your registration and certificate will follow by post
Provide you with a website user number to sign up to use the GCC website
Retention on the register
Retention applies to allall chiropractors registered before 10 November
The retention process normally begins in autumn
Applications must arrive before 30 November
Practising retention fee is £800 for 2014 retention. Non practising is £100
Retention can be completed online
Continuing Professional Development
The CPD year runs from 1 September to the end of the following August
A full years CPD is 30 hours, 15 hours of which must include learning with others
New Registrants must complete 2½ hours of CPD for each full month of the CPD year they are registered
CPD must relate to either: improving the clinical care you give your
chiropractic patients; and/or development of the chiropractic profession
At least half of your CPD must include learning with others
You cannot be retained on the Register unless you have filled in and sent us your CPD record summary
You can complete your CPD online
The GCC website
Registration application forms Information on CPD and revalidation News
Log in and: Update your registered address and phone
number Add additional practices for the website search Complete your CPD Complete your retention application Pay your retention fee by card
Registrations
Jamie Button
Tel: 020 7713 5155 [email protected]
www.gcc-uk.org
General Chiropractic Council44 Wicklow Street
LONDONWC1X 9HL