CPD is a legal requirement in terms of section 26 of HPCSA Act 56 of 1974, wherein evidence of skills, knowledge and experience that practitioner gain both formally and informally, this being beyond any initial training, is documented and tracked to inform the DOH. The primary purpose of CPD is to ensure that all practitioners maintain and improve their professional knowledge, skills and performance for improved patient/client and health systems outcomes. As previously reported, the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has introduced several changes to the programme, as such it is important that the practitioners ensures that they are updated on the progress of own compliance by checking on CPD portal. Click here to access the CPD Portal.