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ARTP National Spirometry Register Announcement

21 August 2020

ARTP is pleased to announce that the National Spirometry register is now available and is being hosted by the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS).

https://artp.ahcs.ac.uk/search/25/association-for-respiratory-technology-physiology

What is the National Spirometry Register?

Key to quality assured diagnostic spirometry is the establishment of a national register of certified healthcare professionals and operators. This register will ensure that commissioners, employers, and patients can be assured that healthcare staff performing and/or interpreting diagnostic spirometry hold a valid, current certificate of competence. The register will list individuals’ names according to whichever category of certification that person has achieved. This framework will be phased in with full implementation by 31st March 2021.

Who is the Academy for Healthcare Science?

The AHCS was established as a joint initiative of the UK Health Departments and the professional bodies across Healthcare Science. The AHCS was commissioned to undertake and support key projects including:

• Developing consistent regulation for the Healthcare Science workforce e.g. by establishing accredited voluntary registers where none exist.
• Implementing a system to assess and confer ‘equivalence’ of the existing qualifications and experience individuals have, mapped to the outcomes of formalised quality assured training programmes.
• Quality assuring education and training in partnership with other stakeholders.
• Developing common standards for Healthcare Science practice.

The Academy’s specific role in the education and training system, through Registration and Equivalence has enabled the development and strengthening of relationships with key stakeholders across the Healthcare Science workforce and beyond.

For more information, please visit the Academy for Healthcare Science website.

What is happening with Spirometry Certification and Training?

ARTP announced that it would be taking back the delivery of the spirometry certification assessment on 1st April - https://www.artp.org.uk/Spirometry-Certification. It was decided, due to the current COVID19 situation, that spirometry certification programmes should be suspended; those currently going through the certification process or those due to re-certify would be given a 6-month extension, which will be reviewed in the future as and when required due to the current situation.

We are pleased to announce that those who have already registered for a spirometry certificate should now have been contacted and are able to continue with their portfolio and details of how the OSCE practical exam will be performed will be sent out shortly.

ARTP will be sending out information on the new assessment process and recertification in the near future. We are conscious that the global pandemic is a changing situation and we need to be flexible with delivery of the spirometry programme and its requirements whilst still meeting the needs of supporting the respiratory workforce. We apologise for any disruption caused in these uncertain times.

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