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:   Webinar - 31 May: An Informatics-enabled Cost Improvement Programme Appointment of NHSCB National Director: Patient Insight in England Volunteer opportunities for IT experts to work in Malawi with VSO Free UKCHIP Affiliate Registration Offer for BCS ASSIST members Accreditation of Voluntary Registers Andrew Lansley launches CCIO Leaders Network.  Watch it on YouTube. ICD-10 4th Edition Implementation from 1st April 2012 eHealth Insider launches UKCHIP Discussion Group New Guidance for Registration Applications and Renewal Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce policy framework NHS Future Forum recommends professional accreditation for informatics professionals Portfolio, Programme and Project Management Developments  New accreditation scheme for Health Informatics courses CQC uses UKCHIP Registration in Quality & Risk Profiles 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   UKCHIP Newsletter April 2012 Download New UKCHIP Leaflets

To follow UKCHIP and contribute to discussions on issues affecting health informatics, click on the logos below:

 

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Forthcoming Events

 

For further details, see the Calendar of Events

 

23 May

 

 

 

31 May

UKCHIP Webinar in association with Medical Mosaic Ltd

An Informatics Enabled Cost Improvement Programme: Learning from the Medical Mosaic negotiated brokerage approach

 

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Please Note: UKCHIP now has a new Postal Address & Contact Number:

UKCHIP, PO Box 66, Usk NP15 9AJ         Tel:  0844 870 7902

 

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UK Council for Health Informatics Professions

Working to create a credible and valued health informatics profession

Registered Office: 20-22 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JS                                     Registered in England & Wales, No. 4771281