Lapsed Renewal

How to renew your certificiate if it has lapsed

Lapsed for up to 1 year
If you missed the renewal window, your online renewal option will be closed. You can however, still renew your certificate up to 1 year after your certificate expires by paying a renewal fee of £40 along with a £10 late fee. This will extend your certificate's expiry date by 12 months (the extension is not based on your payment date).

Lapsed 1 – 3 years
If your certificate has lapsed for 1 year but less than 3 years, you may renew by completing a 'Recertification Spirometry Certificate' consisting of a condensed portfolio and those with a Full or Reporting only certificate will be required to sit a shortened MCQ exam. No OSCE will be required.

Enrolments on to this recertification spirometry certificate are monthly (the 1st working day of each month), therefore please ensure you enrol to undertake the assessment BEFORE your spirometry certificate has lapsed for 3 years.

The fee to undertake the recertification certificate is £125. To enrol, click the Book Now button above

Click here for more information on whats involved in the Recertification Certificate

You will be granted 9 months to complete a short portfolio, suitable for your certificate level. You will have 3 submission attempts. You do not have to complete an OSCE.

Full Recertification	Performing Recertification	Reporting Recertification
Portfolio • Performance Criteria • Calibration & Verification • Upload 10 Physiological Control traces • Infection control • 5 Problems encountered during testing quiz • Upload 5 Patient Tests	Portfolio • Performance Criteria • Calibration & Verification • Upload 10 Physiological Control traces • Infection control • 5 Problems encountered during testing quiz • Upload 5 Patient Tests	Portfolio • 5 Problems encountered during testing quiz
MCQ • 10 MCQ reporting questions	MCQ Not required	MCQ • 10 MCQ reporting questions
OSCE Not required	OSCE Not required	OSCE Not required

Problems Encountered during Testing
You will be presented with 5 example traces that are not technically acceptable/do not meet the reproducibility criteria. After reviewing each trace, you will be presented with a question and a selection of answers to choose from that ask you to select the: Description of the problem, the Implication on the patient results and the Solution.

Portfolio Patient Tests
You are required to perform and upload 5 good quality anonymised spirometry test reports. These must be obtained from patients who you have tested and must not contain duplicate tests (e.g. same patient, different days). The results should be a patient of any type i.e. normal, obstructive, restrictive and of any severity. Further instructions will be outlined on the portfolio.

Types of Patient Tests
Adult Certificate - All patients must be Adults aged 16 or over.
Paediatric Certificate - All patients must be younger than 16 years old, with at least 3 patients younger than 10 years old.
Joint Certificate - 3 tests should be Adults & 2 Paediatric. Of the 2 paediatric, 1 patient must be younger than 16 years old and 1 patient must be younger than 10 years old.

MCQ (Multiple Choice Questionnaire)
Report 10 spirometry test reports that may or may not have associated clinical information. This will be done online on a seperate platform and you will be sent details on how to book this assessment.

If your ARTP Spirometry Certificate has lapsed for no more than 3 years, you can book to undertake the recertification certificate by using the booking link below

Lapsed 3 years or more
Unfortunately, if your certificate has lapsed for a period of 3 years or more, you will not be eligible for renewal of your ARTP Spirometry Certificate. In this case, you will need to undertake the Spirometry Certificate again as if you were a new candidate.