Do the GMC and HCPC allow learning in simulation?
All three UK health regulators allow some learning in simulation, but the rules differ enough that a faculty teaching several professions should read them side by side.
What does the GMC allow?
Some practical procedures may be learned on a simulated patient or manikin before graduation, under the GMC's Outcomes for graduates. Its practical skills guidance says that for certain procedures a newly qualified doctor will not have performed the procedure on a real patient during medical school, but on a simulated patient or manikin.
What does the HCPC allow?
The HCPC takes the most flexible position. It does not prescribe how and where practice must take place or set a core number of hours, so providers can use simulation where they feel it can be meaningfully applied. It also expects providers to be able to explain any simulation they use and to evidence it.
Who makes the call for a programme?
The university's programme team and its approval process, not a technology vendor. Node XR records which choice each student took at each branch point, how long they spent and their score, which gives the programme evidence to put in front of an approval panel.