The Reflectory journal

Reflective practice, made practical

Plain-English guides to reflection, CPD and revalidation for HCPC and NMC registrants. Worked examples, templates, and straight answers to the questions clinicians actually ask.

• 2 July 20266 min read

  The Gibbs reflective cycle: the six stages, with a worked clinical example

  The Gibbs reflective cycle turns a vague memory of a shift into a structured account. Here are the six stages in plain English, with a worked clinical example you can adapt for your portfolio.

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• HCPC2 July 20265 min read

  HCPC CPD for paramedics: what you need, and a worked reflection example

  Paramedics do not need a set number of CPD hours. Here is what the HCPC actually requires, where reflection fits, and a short worked reflection example.

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• NMC1 July 20265 min read

  NMC revalidation: the reflective discussion and confirmation, explained

  The five accounts get the attention, but the reflective discussion and confirmation are where nurses often get stuck. Here is who can take part in each and when to arrange them.

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• HCPC30 June 20266 min read

  How to write your HCPC CPD profile for audit

  If your name comes up in the 2.5% selected for HCPC audit, your CPD profile has to show how you meet five standards. Here is how to build one that passes.

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• NMC30 June 20265 min read

  NMC revalidation: how to write your five reflective accounts

  Every NMC registrant writes five reflective accounts per cycle. Here is exactly what each one needs, the four prompts on the official form, and a worked example you can model.

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• HCPC30 June 20265 min read

  HCPC reflective practice: what you actually need to record

  HCPC works differently from the NMC. There is no set number of reflections, but you must keep a continuing CPD record and reflection is part of it. Here is what good looks like.

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• 30 June 20264 min read

  Reflective writing after a difficult shift: a method for when your mind goes blank

  The freeze in front of a blank reflection box is common, and it is not a thinking problem. Here is a step by step method that gets the reflection out without the dread.

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