Paramedic CPD Online
Earn CPD certificates for your learning activities. Build your HCPC portfolio with evidence of continuous professional development.
Start Earning CPDWhat is CPD?
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the ongoing learning you do throughout your career to maintain and improve your knowledge and skills. As a registered paramedic, the HCPC requires you to keep a portfolio demonstrating your continued professional development.
CPD isn't just about ticking boxes – it's about genuinely improving your practice and providing better care for your patients. The best CPD is learning that directly impacts how you work.
HCPC Requirements
The HCPC doesn't require a specific number of CPD hours. Instead, they want to see that your CPD activities have contributed to the quality of your practice. You need to be able to explain what you learned, why it was relevant, and how it improved your work.
CPD Activities on Paramind
Paramind offers multiple ways to develop your skills and earn CPD evidence:
Patient Scenarios
Work through clinical cases and practice decision-making
Topic Revision
Explore clinical topics in depth with Hollie
ECG Practice
Improve rhythm recognition skills
A&P Connections
Link anatomy to clinical presentations
ATMIST Practice
Refine your handover skills
Clinical Reasoning
Develop differential diagnosis skills
CPD Certificates
When you complete learning activities on Paramind Pro, you can generate CPD certificates that document what you've learned. These can be added to your HCPC portfolio as evidence of self-directed learning.
Each certificate includes the topic covered, date of completion, and can be downloaded as a PDF for your records.
How It Works
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Complete a learning activity – Work through a scenario, explore a topic with Hollie, or practice ECGs
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Generate your certificate – Once complete, generate a CPD certificate from your portfolio
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Reflect on your learning – Think about how it applies to your practice (the HCPC loves reflection!)
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Add to your portfolio – Download the PDF and add it to your HCPC CPD portfolio
Why Use Paramind for CPD?
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Relevant to your practice – All content is specifically designed for UK paramedics
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Flexible learning – Learn on your phone during breaks, at home, whenever suits you
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Active learning – Scenarios and interactive tools beat passive reading
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Affordable – Just £4.99/month for unlimited access (less than a coffee a week)
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Automatic tracking – Your learning is logged, making certificate generation easy
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Always up to date – Content aligned with current UK pre-hospital practice
Start Building Your CPD Portfolio
Join thousands of UK paramedics using Paramind for their professional development.
Start Free TrialCPD certificates included with Paramind Pro • £4.99/month
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CPD for paramedics?
CPD (Continuing Professional Development) is the ongoing learning and development that paramedics undertake to maintain and improve their skills. The HCPC requires paramedics to maintain a CPD portfolio demonstrating continued learning to remain registered.
How many CPD hours do paramedics need?
The HCPC doesn't specify a set number of hours. Instead, they require you to demonstrate that your CPD activities have contributed to the quality of your practice. Focus on meaningful learning that improves patient care rather than simply counting hours.
Are Paramind CPD certificates accepted by the HCPC?
Paramind certificates document your learning activities and can be included in your CPD portfolio as evidence of self-directed learning. The HCPC accepts a wide range of CPD evidence including online learning, as long as you can demonstrate how it improved your practice. We recommend combining certificates with written reflection for the strongest evidence.
Can I use Paramind for trust mandatory training?
Paramind is designed for self-directed CPD rather than mandatory trust training. However, many users find it valuable for reinforcing topics covered in mandatory training and for additional professional development beyond trust requirements.
How do I generate a CPD certificate?
Paramind Pro users can generate certificates from the CPD Portfolio section of the app. After completing a learning activity (like a scenario or topic exploration), you can generate and download a certificate documenting what you covered.
Is CPD included in the free plan?
The free plan lets you try Paramind with 5 messages per day, but CPD certificates are only available with Paramind Pro at £4.99/month. This gives you unlimited access to all learning tools plus the ability to generate certificates for your portfolio.
More Learning Tools
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