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The revalidation
process
 Medical
revalidation will be based on a doctor’s actual performance
in the workplace. In other words, doctors must revalidate against
their current clinical and/or non-clinical practice, and both the generic
and specialist components of their work.
- As a first step, the GMC, in November 2009, issued licences
to practise
- Once revalidation is introduced, the licence to practise will be
subject to periodic renewal, normally every five years, by
successfully revalidating
- Doctors who are retired, overseas, or taking a long career break,
will be able to maintain registration with the GMC if they wish but
will have no legal right to practise in the UK unless they revalidate.
Doctors returning to practice after an extended break may be required
to revalidate within a shorter cycle than five years in the first instance.
- Doctors in training will be required to revalidate but this will
be done on the basis of their existing assessment processes through
the Deaneries
- Revalidation will be based on positive evidence
that a doctor remains up-to-date and fit to practise against generic
standards set by the GMC and specialist standards set by the
Colleges and Faculties and the Specialist Societies.
- The process will centre on a revised system of annual appraisal,
variously referred to as Enhanced Appraisal or Strengthened Medical
Appraisal (SMA), to which a doctor will bring a range of supporting
information relating to the relevant generic and specialist standards. See
the framework for physicians for more information
on standards and supporting information.
- Each revalidating doctor will relate to a Responsible Officer (RO) – usually
the Medical Director of the employing organisation. The RO will
make a recommendation to the GMC, based on (usually five) annual appraisals
and other relevant local information.
- The GMC will make the final decision on whether or not a doctor is
revalidated
- The GMC has undertaken a major consultation on revalidation processes and has published the results of its response.
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