In short
A face-to-face probity CPD course is a live day with a facilitator, held by Zoom, that works through honesty and integrity in practice and then turns to your own situation, so you leave with a plan for your reflection and dated evidence of remediation. Our Probity & Ethics face-to-face probity and ethics course, the CPD course Probity and Ethics Course, runs from 9.30am to about 2.30–3.00pm UK time and gives 5 CPD hours for £499, with a certificate on completion. It suits a healthcare professional answering a dishonesty or probity allegation from an employer or a regulator such as the GMC, NMC, GDC, GPhC or HCPC, and anyone who wants live probity CPD with no concern raised.
A dishonesty allegation?
An employer, a patient or your regulator says a record, a claim, a declaration or something you said about yourself was untrue.
Live probity CPD?
You want a day of discussion on honesty and integrity for your appraisal or revalidation, with no case open.
What happens on a face-to-face probity course?
“Face to face” here means live: you join a Zoom call with your camera on and spend the day with the facilitator, Dr Shehzad Iqbal, and a small group of other professionals. Nothing is pre-recorded, and you can ask questions at any point.
The day moves from the general to the personal:
- Morning: what honesty and integrity look like in daily clinical work, and why a regulator treats an untrue statement as a question about you rather than about your clinical skill.
- Around midday: group discussion of cases where a professional’s account did not match the record, and the choices that led there.
- Afternoon: your own matter. Which duty it touched, what a reader of your response needs to see, and the actions you will take, each with a date.
There is a lunch break and two short tea or coffee breaks. Dates are listed on the Probity and Ethics Course page.
How a live probity course helps with a dishonesty allegation
A dishonesty concern is different from a clinical one. A reader of your response is asking one question: can what this person says now be trusted? The GMC’s Good medical practice, Domain 4 puts it plainly: “You must always be honest about your experience, qualifications, and current role”, and you “must make sure any information you communicate as a medical professional is accurate, not false or misleading.” Each UK healthcare regulator has its own version of the same duty; our guides on probity in medicine and NMC dishonesty concerns set out the detail.
What a live day adds is the chance to say your account out loud and hear how it lands. In discussion it becomes clear when a sentence plays the matter down (“only a small error”, “just an oversight”), when an explanation slides into an excuse, and when an apology says sorry without naming what was wrong. You can correct those things before anything is in writing.
The certificate shows what you did and when. Your reflection, written afterwards in your own words, is what shows what you understood.
When to take it: before a response, at the case examiner stage or before a hearing
Earlier is better, because remediation needs time to show:
- Before your first written response to your employer or regulator. This is the best point: your response can describe what you have already done.
- Before a case examiner or investigating committee decision. If your response has gone in, further evidence of remediation can still be sent where your regulator’s process allows it.
- Before a hearing. Leave enough time to write your reflection and to show change in your practice over the months that follow, not only a certificate dated the week before.
Take advice from your defence organisation or union first on what to send and when.
Face-to-face or online probity course: which fits?
| Format | What you get | Fits best when |
|---|---|---|
| Live, by Zoom | 5 CPD hours, £499, a facilitator and a group, work on your own case | You need to work out what to say and how, or your adviser wants evidence of more than a self-paced course |
| Online, self-paced | Probity for Healthcare Professionals: 2 CPD hours, £79 (£50 with Bulk Buy 10), start straight away | You need to begin today, or the concern is narrow and you know what to write |
| Both | The online course first, then the live day | A serious or money-related concern; add Financial Integrity for Healthcare Professionals for claims and fees |
What to bring, and the one-to-one option
- The letter or summary of the allegation, so you can work on the real wording.
- A short timeline of events in your own words.
- Any draft response or reflection, even a rough one.
- A note of anything you have already changed in your practice.
- A quiet, private room, a working camera and microphone, and a notepad.
How much you say about your own case in the group is up to you. If the matter is sensitive, or you want the facilitator’s full attention on your case, the one-to-one version costs £250 on top of the course price.
Using the day for CPD and appraisal
The course gives 5 CPD hours and is CPD certified and accredited by The CPD Certification Service (provider no. 13197); you can see its listing on The CPD Certification Service website. The certificate records the date and hours. For appraisal or revalidation, add a short reflection on what you will do differently, which counts for more than the hours alone.
Please note
This guide is general information, not legal advice. No course decides the outcome of a case. Speak to your defence organisation, indemnity provider or union before you send anything to your regulator.
The live course for a probity concern, and for CPD
Live by Zoom, for every UK healthcare professional
Probity and Ethics Course (Face-to-Face, by Zoom)
A facilitated day on honesty, integrity and ethics in practice, finishing with work on your own situation and a dated action plan. Probity & Ethics is CPD certified and accredited by The CPD Certification Service (provider no. 13197).
- £499
- 5 CPD hours
- Live by Zoom
- Certificate on completion
Courses that sit beside it
The online courses are £79 each (£50 with Bulk Buy 10); ten online courses with a live course come to £949 (£500 plus £449). Not sure which fits? Book a free 15-minute call.
This guide is part of our Professional Misconduct hub, which brings together every Probity & Ethics guide and course on the subject.
The CPD courses linked from this guide, Probity for Healthcare Professionals and Financial Integrity for Healthcare Professionals, are by Probity & Ethics, written by Dr Shehzad Iqbal, CPD certified and accredited by The CPD Certification Service (provider no. 13197) and offered since 2020.
Questions and answers
Is a face-to-face probity course held in a room?
No. It runs live by Zoom, and you see and speak to the facilitator and the group throughout. Face to face means live and interactive rather than recorded.
Will a probity course stop a GMC or NMC case?
No. No course decides the outcome of a case. The certificate, with your own reflection and evidence of changed practice, is evidence of remediation that the decision makers can weigh.
When should I book a probity course after a dishonesty allegation?
Before your first written response if you can, so the response can describe what you have already done. If the response has gone in, book before the next decision or hearing and leave time to write your reflection.
Does a face-to-face probity course count as CPD?
Yes. It gives 5 CPD hours and is CPD certified and accredited by The CPD Certification Service (provider no. 13197), with a dated certificate for your appraisal or revalidation records.
Do I have to discuss my case in front of the group?
How much you share is up to you. If you would rather work privately, the one-to-one version costs £250 on top of the course price.
Sources
This guide is based on the following pages, read on 8 November 2026.
