You must recertify your FSRH qualifications every five years. You can apply for recertification by filling in our online form or by downloading, completing and submitting the relevant form by email or post.
To recertify your LoC SDI, you need to collect at least two credits of CPD activity over the past five years. You will also need to separately confirm that you've undertaken the e-SRH Module 17 within two years of the LoC Subdermal Implant Recertification date.
For your two credits of CPD activity there are various ways to gain your points and you can view a full list of options available below. Any of these options can be used towards your two credits.
1. Attendance at courses/meetings relevant to SDI
Evidence: certificate of attendance, programme of meeting and brief reflection on how this will influence your future practice.
You can find a calendar of CPD events and meetings in the events section of this website. One CPD credit is equal to one hour of CPD.
Please note that you may use the same CPD activity to recertify for the FSRH Diploma and your LoC IUT and/or LoC SDI, as long as the activity is relevant to your LoC qualification(s).
2. Reading of appropriate current peer reviewed publications e.g. JFPRHC, BMJ
Evidence: reference of article, and brief reflection on how this will influence your future practice: 1 CPD credit per article
Reading of FSRH CEU Guidance on subdermal contraceptive implant methods and completion of self-assessment questions
- Reading of CEU guidance: 1 CPD credit
- Completion of self-assessment questions: 1 CPD credit.
This CPD activity may not be counted towards CPD if used to fulfil section 3 on the below form.
- Evidence of reading: date read and brief reflection on how this will influence your future practice.
- Evidence of questions: mark sheet, date completed and brief reflection on how this will influence your future practice.
3. Peer observation: For LoC IR you can claim 1 CPD credit for observing a peer perform an insertion or removal and giving feedback afterwards, 1 CPD credit for being observed performing an insertion or removal by a peer and discussing feedback afterwards.
- For LoC IO you can claim 1 CPD credit for observing a peer perform an insertion and giving feedback afterwards, 1 CPD credit for being observed performing an insertion by a peer and discussing feedback afterwards.
- For LoC RO you can claim 1 CPD credit for observing a peer perform a removal and giving feedback afterwards, 1 CPD credit for being observed performing a removal by a peer and discussing feedback afterwards.
The observer/person being observed must hold a current LoC SDI.
Evidence: date and name of observer/person being observed and brief outline of what you learned from this, either as an observer or from being observed)
Audit of SDI – personal or local
Evidence: date, summary of audit, brief description of your role in audit: 1 CPD credit
Ready to submit your form? You can fill in the form online or you can download the form, handfill and post it back or email it to us.
Before filling in any of our recertification online forms, please have all the relevant information to hand before starting, you will not be able to save the forms and then revisit later, forms must be completed in one sitting. You will also need a stable internet connection while completing the online forms.