Being a responsible officer for locum doctors
Helen McGill, Responsible Officer and Medical Director at NHS Professionals, talks about her experiences in the role and her work to build strong support networks for locum doctors. Can you […]
Category Archives: Revalidation
The safety net protecting patients
On 28 April 2017, Ian Paterson was convicted of intentionally wounding patients. Here, Charlie Massey, Chief Executive of the GMC, asks how we can all contribute to prevent this from […]
Surgeon’s view: why I value appraisal and patient feedback
Consultant hand and wrist surgeon, Zaf Naqui, writes about his experience of collecting patient feedback and how it has influenced his medical practice. In my opinion, continued professional development (CPD) […]
Taking revalidation forward
Sir Keith Pearson has carried out an independent review of revalidation. He gathered feedback from a range of individuals and organisations involved in the process and analysed recent research. Here, he […]
How to handle revalidation if you don’t have a Responsible Officer
Una Lane, the GMC’s Director of Registration and Revalidation, clarifies how doctors who do not have a Responsible Officer can meet our requirements for revalidation. Revalidation has encouraged many doctors […]
Doctors’ views: using GMC My CPD to log learning on your mobile
Thousands of doctors are using our new mobile app to support their learning. Here, Dr John Bainton discusses his use of the GMC My CPD app while working as a […]
Do I need a licence to practise if I no longer see patients?
Professor Terence Stephenson, Chair of the General Medical Council, sheds light on how doctors who have left clinical practice but continue to use their medical expertise should handle revalidation. We’ve […]
The effect of revalidation
The GMC’s recent Perceptions study shows that a third of doctors are now reflecting more on their practice than a year ago. That might not sound like a lot, but by […]
Revalidation gets its own appraisal
Jon Billings, Assistant Director in charge of revalidation, explains why we are commissioning an evaluation of the process. It’s been just over a year since the first doctors in the […]
Revalidation: the story so far
Niall Dickson, the GMC’s Chief Executive, talks us through the first six months of revalidation in the UK. After years of talk, it finally happened. The UK embarked on the […]
