The Federation For Informatics Professionals

FEDIP is the Federation for Informatics Professionals in Health and Social Care, a collaboration between the leading professional bodies in health and care informatics supporting the development of the informatics profession. Conceived through discussions with BCS, CILIP, IHRIM and Socitm, the federation brings individuals and organisations together to establish professional standards in health informatics and maintain a public register of experienced practitioners – offering greater confidence to employers, clients, colleagues, government and the wider society, both UK and overseas. In 2016, UKCHIP formerly closed its register to allow for FEDIP to be established as the professional register for informaticians working in health and care. The institutions are licensed to award FEDIP and offer their members registration at four levels – Associate Practitioner, Practitioner, Senior Practitioner, Advanced Practitioner, Leading Practitioner – dependent on the competence, knowledge and experience of the applicant in the field of health informatics.