Revalidation
BackgroundPlans for periodic revalidation of doctors in the UK have been under discussion for some time, particularly following the public inquiry in 2001 into failings in the children’s heart surgery service at Bristol Royal Infirmary. However, the current proposals for the introduction of revalidation were triggered specifically by The Shipman Inquiry, chaired by Dame Janet Smith, which concluded that the NHS and GMC did not have the systems or culture in place that would have allowed conduct such as that of Shipman to be detected. Following publication of Dame Janet Smith’s report, which also criticised the GMC’s existing plans for revalidation as inadequate, Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer for England, was asked to undertake a broad review of medical regulation. The resulting report, published in July 2006 under the title Good doctors, safer patients, contained detailed recommendations for devolving some of the powers of the GMC to a local level, changing its structure and function, and creating a new framework for revalidation. Following extensive consultation, to which RCPE contributed, proposals for the reform of medical regulation were outlined by the Government in a White Paper, Trust, Assurance and Safety - The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century, published in February 2007 (the title reflects a parallel review undertaken of regulation of non-medical healthcare professionals). These proposals are now being taken forward through a series of legislative and non-legislative initiatives. but it should be noted that there are some differences between the report and the white paper, reflecting the consultation.
Web-stream and audio from Revalidation meetingThe three presentations are included in a single web-streamed file but are bookmarked within that if you want to jump to a particular speaker. Background and progress Specialist recertification and revalidation for
physicians Appraisal and Responsible Officers
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