Medical revalidation is the process by which all doctors with a licence to practise in the UK will need to satisfy the General Medical Council (GMC), at regular intervals that they are fit to practise and should retain that licence.
This Briefing 'Medical revalidation: what employers need to know and do'provides a timeline of activity so far, a checklist of actions that organisations need to carry out if they are to be ready for the introduction of revalidation ready and a list of the key milestones ahead. It also provides an update on the following key areas:
- the role and training of responsible officers
- appraisal and appraiser capacity
- portfolios of supporting information and information management
- working across organisational boundaries
- changes in NHS organisations and structure
- handling and responding to concerns.