UKPHR Public Health Register

The Role of the Moderator – Assuring Quality

Dr Cerilan RogersUKPHR Moderator

UKPHR Public Health Register

Practitioner registration• Portfolio assessment is a subjective process• Consistent and robust assessment • Fair and impartial consideration of applicants• Proportionate to the risks posed to the public by the

workforce• System in which professionals, employers and the

public can have confidence

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Assuring quality 1• UKPHR standards are the foundation• UKPHR Guidance and Supporting Information covers

standards and processes for all participants • Practitioner selection and ongoing support• Portfolio development (practitioner introductory

days, portfolio development groups, mentors)• Management of local schemes (monitor outcomes,

identify problem areas and issues, recruit and assign assessors and verifiers, record panel decisions)

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Assuring quality 2• Training for assessors and support for assessment

process• Training for verifiers and support for verification

process• Moderation of applications at any stage (process and

outcome)• Retrospective audit• UKPHR Registration Panel (provides oversight of

process)• Appeals process for applicants

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Registration processes• Application to a local scheme • Submission of evidence against standards (portfolio

development)• Local assessment of portfolio• Local verification of portfolio and assessment log • Discussion of application at local verification panel and

recommendation for admission (or not)• Application to UKPHR for registration (by applicant)• Discussion at UKPHR Registration Panel and acceptance of

recommendation for admission• Approval by UKPHR Registration Approvals Committee

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Moderation team• Independent role• Responsible for revision of guidance (not standards)• Provide mandatory introductory and update training for

assessors and verifiers • Assist with issues of interpretation when required• Attend and participate in verification panels and

Registration Panel• Prospective/retrospective sampling of portfolios to check

on consistency of assessment and verification• Do not override assessment and verification process• Report to the UKPHR Registrar and UKPHR Board