Welcome to the UK Council for Health Informatics Professions

 

Health Informatics comprises the knowledge, skills and tools which enable information to be collected, managed, used and shared safely to support the delivery of healthcare and promote health.  

The UK Council for Health Informatics Professions is the voluntary registration body for Health Informatics professionals, established to promote professionalism in Health Informatics and the certification of those who work in the profession. Further discussion can be found here.

We publish a Public Register of Health Informatics professionals who meet clearly defined standards of competence and agree to work to a professional Code of Conduct. 

Those studying or working towards the standards of competence may register as a Student or Affiliate.

Registration and certification is open to anyone currently working in Health Informatics,  whether for the National Health Service, for the private health care sector or for commercial suppliers to the health care sector.  The majority of registrants are employed in the United Kingdom, although we welcome individuals from elsewhere. 

If you work in health informatics - in whatever role - you should register with UKCHIP as a Health Informatics professional. Being accepted onto the UKCHIP Register will:

• Demonstrate your professional status as a health informatician
• Prove that you have suitable qualifications and experience accredited by an independent health informatics body
• Show that you work to the agreed UKCHIP Code of Conduct and standards
• Allow you to stand, and vote, for the UKCHIP Council
• Let you play a part in shaping the health informatics profession

The Value of Registration is explained further in our Vision statement.

For more information about registration with UKCHIP click here

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News Headlines

 

Follow these links to find out about the latest developments at UKCHIP and in the Health Informatics profession, including:

• Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce policy framework
  
• CHRE Consultation Workshops on Voluntary Registers
  
• NHS Future Forum recommends professional accreditation for informatics professionals
  
• Important Changes to UKCHIP Registration Systems
• Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Developments
  
• New accreditation scheme for Health Informatics courses
• CQC uses UKCHIP Registration in Quality & Risk Profiles
• Accreditation of Voluntary Registers Public Consultation
• Campaign for Chief Clinical CIOs Continues
  
• Quote from level 3 Registrant Andrew Garcarz
• Recognition of Clinical Informatics as a Medical Subspecialty
• International Federation of Health Information Management Associations
• Launch of the new NHS Leadership Framework
• eHI Campaign for Chief Clinical CIOs
• Download New UKCHIP Leaflets
  

Please Note: New UKCHIP Contact Number: 0844 870 7902

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