Revalidation Summary

A summary guide to the revalidation process:

• Licensed doctors will be required to link to a Responsible Officer.
• Licensed doctors will need to maintain a portfolio of supporting information drawn from their practice which demonstrates how they are continuing to meet the principles and values set out in Good Medical Practice (GMP).
• Licensed doctors will be expected to participate in a process of annual appraisal based on their portfolio of supporting information.
• The Responsible Officer will make a recommendation to the GMC about a doctor's fitness to practise, normally every five years. The recommendation will be based on the outcome of a licensed doctor's annual appraisals over the course of five years, combined with information drawn from the governance systems of the organisation in which the doctor works.
• The GMC's decision to revalidate a licensed doctor will be informed by the Responsible Officer's recommendation.

The GMC will be monitoring a number of aspects of revalidation to provide confidence about the process.  More information can be found on the GMC's revalidation quality assurance page.