What is CPD?
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a commitment to ongoing lifelong learning. CPD is about identifying opportunities to learn something new, refresh existing knowledge, improve skills, or simply keeping up-to-date with the latest developments within our profession.
In practice, it can equate to internal training on a specific skill or set of skills needed to carry out your job role, or participating in in-service training sessions or events led by your employer. It may involve an external training course or studying towards a new qualification; attending an educational event led by your professional governing body or experts in your field of interest.
Why is CPD important?
CPD enables learning to become conscious and proactive, rather than passive and reactive. It involves an individual documenting and keeping a record of their increasing skills, knowledge and experience that they gain throughout their career. It can facilitate staff appraisals and support short-, medium- and long-term personal development plans and career pathway direction.
For the employer, analysing competencies and quality markers on individual, team and company performance and/or service provision, can also highlight learning needs, appropriate training or process changes needed. Thus, support workforce satisfaction and open up potential internal career progression opportunities.
About Pure Unity Health
Pure is a clinically led expert MSK physiotherapy company and one of the largest independent providers for FCP in the country. Pure is a learning organisation with a dedicated CPD team and highly skilled Senior Management team who work closely together to meet one of the company’s core values which is to develop and reflect.
We are committed to supporting and investing in our people through professional growth and self-evaluation.
The methodology of learning we facilitate is formal/mandatory, informal and reflective. It includes activity such as online e-learning, webinars, observed practice, small group workshops and special interest group forums.
At Pure we take pride in our responsibility to invest in the skills and development of those we employ with weekly protected CPD time and quarterly CPD days. We encourage sharing of best practice techniques, thoughts, ideas and potential projects for future professional or practice improvement, embracing innovation. We are passionate about delivering the best possible service and take pride in both how we work and how we treat each other. We also look to raise industry standards by working in close collaboration with universities on publishing up to date and innovative research; and develop our external CPD offering.
Commitment to sharing knowledge
For 2025 we are giving away 12 free lectures worth £180 of free CPD as our commitment to sharing learning with the global physiotherapy community. We are supporting others nationally and internationally to keep their knowledge, skills and professional acumen up-to-date in an ever-evolving industry. Reflecting our company values of passion & pride, develop & reflect, and represent & exceed.
Continuous learning is not just beneficial it is essential for the physiotherapy profession and healthcare industry to retain its expertise, safety and value in today’s society.
Looking to enhance your professional skills? Follow us on Linkedin to find out more about the CPD opportunities we have at Pure.
Helen Peachey BSc (Hons), PGCert in Advanced Physiotherapy
Having worked in musculoskeletal physiotherapy for the NHS and the private sector for over 15 years, Helen naturally progressed into leadership roles, driven by her passion and enthusiasm for educating and mentoring others. Over the past three years, she has embraced significant opportunities to further her career, including serving as an HEE supervisor for the FCP Physiotherapy Roadmap to Practice, engaging in part-time lecturing for undergraduate physiotherapy programmes, and now serving as Head of Clinical Education at Pure.
