CILIP and Fed-IP

CILIP and FEDIP

What is FEDIP?

CILIP is a founding member of the Federation of Informatics Professionals (FEDIP), a collaboration between the leading professional bodies in health and care informatics, and supports the development of the informatics profession.

FEDIP is proud to offer the only public register for all informatics professionals in the UK dedicated to delivering better health and care through the advanced use of technology.

Becoming a FEDIP Registered practitioner will allow you to easily demonstrate your expertise and gain professional recognition.

CILIP members can join the FEDIP Register here:

FEDIP sign up

FEDIP registration costs £25 per annum and is billed annually in September, separately from your CILIP membership.

If you believe in the value and importance that knowledge and information brings to clinical decision-making and health and care service delivery, you can show your support and raise your professional standing by gaining registered status with FEDIP.

Registration is open to anyone practising anywhere within the health and care informatics spectrum: whether you are a librarian at a trainee hospital or a knowledge manager within a trust, or anywhere in between. If you improve delivery of health and care services through knowledge and information, you can become a FEDIP Registered practitioner.

What level is right for you?

There are five levels of registration that you can apply for.

Associate Practitioner (AFEDIP) is for members and student members of CILIP and demonstrates that you:

Work in a healthcare related job
Exercise limited autonomy, working under supervision with limited discretion
Able to identify, gather and use relevant information to inform actions

The post-nominal for an Associate Practitioner is AFEDIP.

Practitioner (PFEDIP) is for Certified (ACLIP) members and demonstrates that you:

exercise autonomy subject to overall guidance and direction
perform a range of work, sometimes complex and non-routine
select and use relevant methods and procedures
demonstrate an analytical and systematic approach to issue resolution

The post-nominal for a Practitioner is PFEDIP.

Senior Practitioner (SFEDIP)* is for Chartered (MCLIP) members and demonstrates that you:

exercise autonomy within limited parameters and may have responsibility for the work of others
perform a range of work, often complex
perform non-routine technical / professional activities
identify, select and use appropriate standards, methods, tools and applications

The post-nominal for a Senior Practitioner is SFEDIP.

Advanced Practitioner (AdvFEDIP)* is for Chartered (MCLIP) members and demonstrates that you:

exercise autonomy within broad but well-defined parameters
build appropriate and effective business relationships
perform a range of complex technical / professional work
apply fundamental principles in meeting work requirements
advise on methods and tools relevant to your own specialism, making appropriate choices from alternatives

The post-nominal for an Advanced Practitioner is AdvFEDIP.

Leading Practitioner (LFEDIP) is for Fellows (FCLIP) and demonstrates that you:

exercise autonomy within broad parameters
have authority over all aspects of a significant area of work
formulate and implement policy and strategy
address complex, non-routine organisational problems
have a full range of strategic leadership and management skills
understand the industry in depth and the wider business implications of emerging technologies

The post-nominal for a Leading Practitioner is LFEDIP.

*We judge that Chartered members working at Senior and Advanced Practitioner Levels are experienced professionals and, as such, able to use your professional judgment to use the FEDIP guidance to determine the level at which you are working.

What are the requirements for registration?

There are two key requirements before you can enrol:

You need to be a current member of CILIP (or one of the partner professional bodies).
You need to have attained the equivalent required level of CILIP Professional Registration for Senior, Advanced and Leading Practitioner, and recently revalidated.

If you’re joining the FEDIP register as an Associate Practitioner you’ll need to complete 10 hours of CPD activities each year; all you need to do is to complete the CPD log and email it to CILIP's Membership team.

What are the benefits?

Professional standing: FEDIP is the only public register for all informatics professionals in the UK dedicated to delivering better health and care through the advanced use of technology.

Becoming a registered practitioner demonstrates your expertise and experience to your colleagues, employers and to wider society.

Community: entry into the register brings you into a wide network of professionals in a wide number of specialisms; as FEDIP grows, so will this community of shared best practice.

Commitment: you will also be able to demonstrate that you are committed to the delivering the best in health and care services, advocating for the value of informatics. Play your part in shaping the informatics profession.

What are the costs and how do I join?

Joining the FEDIP Register costs £25 per year and is billed annually in September, separately to your CILIP membership.

CILIP members can apply to join the FEDIP Register here:

FEDIP sign up

If you’re not currently a member of CILIP you’ll need to join us first:

Become a member

More about FEDIP and informatics standards

The membership bodies that form the Federation are:

CILIP - The UK’s library and information association.
AphA - Association of Professional Healthcare Analysts
BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT
FCI - The Faculty Of Clinical Informatics
IHRIM - Institute of Health Records and Information Management
Socitm - Society for innovation, technology and modernisation

Find out more about FEDIP.

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