The GMC has confirmed that it will recommend to the Secretary of State that revalidation for doctors should begin in December this year.
Between December 2012 and March 2013 it is expected that responsible officers and senior doctors who will be responsible for making revalidation recommendations locally will go through the revalidation process.
The rest of the medical workforce will then be revalidated in the following five years, with the majority of doctors being revalidated by the end of March 2016.
“Revalidation is on its way. Subject to the Secretary of State’s decision to switch on the legislation, from the end of this year we will begin to tell each doctor the date when he or she will be expected to revalidate,” said Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the GMC.
rest of the medical workforce will then be revalidated in the following five years, with the majority of doctors being revalidated by the end of March 2016. “Revalidation is on its way. Subject to the Secretary of State’s decision to switch on the legislation, from the end of this year we will begin to tell each doctor the date when he or she will be expected to revalidate,” said Niall Dickson, Chief Executive of the GMC.
“We will be ready to start delivering revalidation from the end of this year and we are confident that the healthcare systems across the UK will also be ready. Now is the time to get on with this.”
Doctors will need to collect six types of supporting information which they will be expected to provide and discuss at their appraisal at least once in each five year cycle – continuing professional development, quality improvement activity, significant events, feedback from colleagues, feedback from patients and a review of complaints and compliments.
For junior doctors in training your responsible officer will be in the organisation that is supporting you with revalidation – which in most cases is your deanery.
The GMC has more information on how revalidation will impact you which can be found at www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/revalidation/12383.asp
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TIMETABLE FOR REVALIDATION
- RESPONSIBLE OFFICERS AND OTHER MEDICAL LEADERS FIRST, BY MARCH 2013
- ABOUT A FIFTH OF LICENSED DOCTORS BETWEEN APRIL 2013 AND THE END OF MARCH 2014
- THE MAJORITY OF LICENSED DOCTORS BY THE END OF MARCH 2016
- ALL REMAINING LICENSED DOCTORS BY THE END OF MARCH 2018
