TINA CLEGG, Chair of SoHPS Read more I am a retired Health Play Specialist with 34 years’ NHS experience, having practiced in two District General Hospitals and two Children’s Hospitals. I have worked as a play specialist, a senior play
FAQ’s
ANNUAL RE-REGISTRATION Q1. How often do I have to re-register with SoHPS? A. All registrants are required to renew their registration annually, starting from the March following their first registration. The re-registration window is open from 5th January to the
Return to Practice
If your registration has lapsed and you wish to apply to re-join the professional register of Health Play Specialists, please contact the registration coordinator at registration@sohps.org.uk who will be able to advise you of the new protocol and provide you
Removal from the Register
Voluntary removal A registrant may have occasion to request that their details are permanently removed from the SoHPS database: for example, if they have retired from practice, changed career, or moved abroad. If you wish your details to be removed,
Fitness to Practice
Being ‘fit to practice’ requires a registered Health Play Specialist to have the knowledge, skills, health, and character to do their job safely and effectively. Fitness to Practice is not a punitive process: its aim is to support practitioners to
Late Re-registration
Qualified Health Play Specialists in current practice* who wish to apply to re-register following a lapse in registration, including those who miss the 31st March re-registration deadline, are required to submit a Late Re-registration Application before their names can be
Annual Re-registration
All registered Health Play Specialists are required to renew their registration with SoHPS by 31st March every year. The re-registration window opens on 5th January when the Annual Re-registration Form appears on the registrant’s User Page. This form asks the
First Registration
Graduates with a Foundation Degree in Health Play Specialism from one of the SoHPS accredited course centres become eligible to register with SOHPS on completion of the course. New registrants are issued with a unique registration number (PIN) and added
Registration
Registration with the Society of Health Play Specialists is open only to those who hold the recognized qualification from a course centre accredited by SoHPS. Registration with SoHPS is important because it provides official recognition that a Health Play Specialist