I've missed my recertification date, what does this mean for my DFSRH?

Modified on Wed, 26 Apr 2023 at 07:02 PM

If you recertify up to six weeks after your recertification date, your qualification will remain valid. However, FSRH records will show that you have not maintained CPD for your qualification and that it is not currently recertified. This will be the information we give to any prospective employers who contact us to check your qualifications 

If you do not apply for recertification within six weeks of the due date, your qualification is deemed to have lapsed. At this point, you will no longer be able to use the Diplomate status or associated postnominals.

If you are a Faculty Registered Trainer (FRT), please note that your qualification must be current for you to continue as an FRT.

If it is 10 years or more since your qualification was awarded or last recertified, you will need to retake the full training programme for your qualification. There are unfortunately, no exceptions to this rule.

Our Diploma was relaunched in 2020 with a different learning journey to before and some of those who did retrain in this area gave us feedback that this "helped to consolidate (their) prior knowledge" and had a "positive impact on (their) clinical practice". You can read more about this programme here.

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