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PHECC · EMTs, paramedics and advanced paramedics

Ethics and Professionalism Courses for Paramedics and Pre-Hospital Practitioners in Ireland

PHECC's Continuous Professional Competence (CPC) scheme for EMTs is currently paused while PHECC reviews and updates the process following consultation. A new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme has been approved by Council and is to be rolled out for all registrants, EMTs, Paramedics and Advanced Paramedics, in the coming months, with no start date or credit totals published yet.

What PHECC expects

  • The EMT CPC scheme is paused, and PHECC has not yet published the hours, points or cycle length for its new CPD scheme.
  • The new CPD scheme approved by Council will apply to all three divisions of the Register: EMT, Paramedic and Advanced Paramedic.
  • Registrants may continue to keep their CPC portfolio on PHECC's ePortfolio system while the new scheme is rolled out.
  • Every registrant must renew their registration each year, and the registration declaration includes a commitment to meet the CPD requirements approved by Council.

Facing a fitness to practise concern? Read our PHECC remediation guide

Summary checked against Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council guidance in October 2026. Always confirm the current rules with your regulator. Official guidance

How our courses fit into your CPD

Relevant learning

Topics tied to professional standards: probity, boundaries, communication, consent, records and safe practice.

Built-in reflection

Prompts that help you write about what you learned and how it changes your practice.

Certificate for your records

A certificate of completion with your name, the course and the estimated learning time. Record the time you actually spend.

CPD courses for emts, paramedics and advanced paramedics

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Clinical Handover and Patient Safety

Structured clinical handover as a patient-safety process in the Irish healthcare context

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20 questions · 80% passCertificate
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Clinical Incident Reporting

Reporting, responding to, and learning from clinical incidents in the Irish healthcare system

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20 questions · 80% passCertificate
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Duty of Candour in Healthcare Practice

Openness and honesty when things go wrong, in the Irish healthcare context

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10 questions · 80% passCertificate
€49.00Course details
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Human Factors and Patient Safety

Designing work around human strengths and limits to make care safer

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30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€69.00Course details
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Infection Prevention and Control

Breaking the chain of infection through standard and transmission-based precautions

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
20 questions · 80% passCertificate
€49.00Course details
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Root Cause Analysis

Finding the system causes behind incidents and turning them into effective safety actions

CORUDental CouncilMedical CouncilNMBIPHECCPSI
30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€69.00Course details
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Safeguarding Adults and Children

Recognising, responding to, and reporting safeguarding concerns in Irish healthcare

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20 questions · 80% passCertificate
€49.00Course details
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Sepsis and the Deteriorating Patient

Recognising, escalating, and managing sepsis and clinical deterioration

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30 questions · 80% passCertificate
€69.00Course details

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