FAQ'S

Q. Who is FEDANT?

A. FEDANT has be conceived, structured and brought into existence by a group of experts in the field of regulation and education. The idea for a regulatory body was conceived after an individual had a very frightening experience whist being 'taught' by an unqualified and uninsured person claiming to be an Antenatal Educator. FEDANT is a non-profit body established by an individual gratuity and is administered by an executive committee under an Independent Chair.

Q. What is regulation?

A. The regulation of the non-medical healthcare professions A Review by the Department of Health' (July 2006) defines regulation as 'the set of systems and activities intended to ensure that healthcare practitioners have the necessary knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours to provide healthcare safely.

Q. What is a registering body?

A. A registering body is an organisation which develops a list of individuals within a profession who meet an agreed criterion and abide by and an agreed Code of Ethics and Practice. A register is the first stage in developing voluntary self-regulation and possibly statutory regulation.

Q. What is the purpose of regulation?

A. The prime purpose of professional regulation is public protection. Whilst there will also be considerable benefits for the professionals in the production of visible standards, the professionals themselves are not the main focus of regulation - the focus lies with the consumer. This principle must lie at the heart of any proposed regulatory system.

Q. Does Antenatal Education need regulation?

A. Without a registering/regulatory body for antenatal education anyone may conduct antenatal classes without training, qualification or insurance.

Q. Can parents check I am registered?

A. Yes. Parents can either enter your Registration Number or postcode area into the online checking facility and they will get an instant confirmation of your status.  

Q. I am a Midwife and a member of a very well known Charity. Both my statutory body and my charitable body have regulations; should I have FEDANT registration?

A. There are many membership bodies, councils and statutory bodies with memberships which include Antenatal Educators as sections of their membership or as part of their statutorily defined role. The purpose of FEDANT is to protect the public by bringing the Antenatal Educators from all of these bodies together as the first step in voluntary or statutory regulation for Antenatal Education as an individual and separate profession.

Q. I am insured via my professional body or organisation, does this cover me to teach any type of class?

A. This is a very grey area for such an important aspect of the profession. In general group policies only provide cover when you are working on a project for the group. They do not insure you as an individual. A full wording of the FEDANT policy is available FEDANT Insurance this may be helpful as a tool for comparison.

Q. Is my insurance issued by FEDANT?

A. No. FEDANT has negotiated the policy to provide cover for Registrants. The insurance is issued by: Holistic Insurance Services 183a Watling Street West , Towcester, Northants NN12 6BX Tel: 01327 354249 Fax: 01327 353555

Holistic Insurance Services is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. The Insurance is underwritten by *Saturn on behalf of Royal & SunAlliance Insurance company plc. 130/132 High Street , Chesham, Bucks. HP5 1EF. *Saturn is a trade name of Martello Professional Risks Ltd

Q. When I am due for renewal what happens?

A. In accordance with the FEDANT Environmental Policy you will receive an email reminder fourteen days prior to your registration lapsing inviting you to login and renew online.  When you renew you will be agreeing to the declaration you made in your initial registration.  Two further electronic notifications will be sent if your registration remains outstanding. A final letter will be sent by Recorded Delivery prior to removal from the register.

Q. I run courses in five different locations, how do I list them all?

A. Yes. Different locations can be added at the time of registration by holding down the Ctrl key and selecting from the Area of Course Venue list on the Registration Form. Course venues can be added at any time by logging into the Registrant Area and clicking the Profile button.

Q. I have changed my contact details, how do I update my FEDANT registration?

A. Log into the Registrant Area and select My Profile. This area will allow you to change contact details and update information on your profile; once you have done this send an email to admin@FEDANT.org to alert us of the fact and these can then be changed for you on the National Register.

Q. Why do Antenatal Educators pay £44.50 and CAM Practitioners pay £29.50?

A. As a developing lead body for Antenatal Educators and a non-profit body FEDANT has set the registration charges as low as we think viable to finance the applicable service. For Antenatal Educators the costs of developing a registration and regulatory prodess are much higher that the cost involved in validating the qualification of a practitioner requesting registration.

Q. When is the start date of my annual registration?

A. Your start date is taken from the date you fill in your online registration form.  The sooner you send in your required documentation to us the sooner you are uploaded onto the National Register. 

Q. How do I get my copies of qualification and Insurance to you?

A. You can either email these to admin@FEDANT.org or fax them to 0870 879 3528 or post them to us at FEDANT, Suite 228, Office 6, Slington House, Rankine Road, Basingstoke, RG24 8PH.

Q. What happens with the information I put on my registration form?

A. Some of the areas you have filled in on your form will be used to take information from for the National Register, for example your postcode areas you have selected.  It is important that when putting in telephone numbers, you note that the one labelled 'Telephone Course/Practice' is the one that will appear on the National register.  Please do remember to fill this in if you wish a number to be available.  Your date of birth is asked for security reasons.

Q I have registered with FEDANT, can I have a link to my website on the FEDANT links page?

A Yes, at a meeting of the Regulatory Council held on October 18 th 2007 it was decided to add to the FEDANT website an area listing links to registrant websites. 

There are a few restrictions:

• For your website to be listed you must be FEDANT registered. 
• For Antenatal Educators, Breastfeeding Counsellors and Doulas we will only accept links from sites where all applicable teaching staff are FEDANT registered.
• For Complementary Practitioners we will only accept links to sites where all listed practitioners are FEDANT registered.
• Should your registration lapse or be withdrawn your link will be removed.

The above restrictions are in keeping with the protection of the public with is the central ethos of a regulator.

To have you site considered for a link please email details to admin@fedant.org with 'Website and your registration number' in the subject line.

If you have a question which is not answered on this page please email info@fedant.org