How will revalidation work?.
Revalidation will be based on a local evaluation of doctors’ performance through appraisal. Doctors will be expected to participate in annual appraisal in the workplace. Doctors will need to maintain a folder or portfolio of supporting information to bring to their appraisals as a basis for discussion. There will be a core minimum set of supporting information that doctors will be expected to provide at appraisal over a revalidation cycle. However, doctors can also take any other additional information to demonstrate their practice at appraisal. The information from the appraisal will be fed to a Responsible Officer who will make a recommendation to the GMC, normally every five years, on whether to revalidate a doctor. In order to revalidate a doctor, the GMC will require assurance that a doctor is meeting the required standards and that there are no known concerns about the doctor’s practise.
Revalidation will be based on a local evaluation of doctors’ performance through appraisal. Doctors will be expected to participate in annual appraisal in the workplace and will need to maintain a folder or portfolio of supporting information to bring to their appraisals as a basis for discussion. There will be some types of supporting information that all doctors will be expected to provide at appraisal over a revalidation cycle. However, doctors can take any other additional information to demonstrate their practice at appraisal. For more information, please see our guidance on supporting information for appraisal and revalidation. Information from the appraisal will be provided to a Responsible Officer who will make a recommendation to the GMC, normally every five years, on whether to revalidate a doctor. In order to revalidate a doctor, the GMC will require assurance that a doctor is fit to practise.
