Charlie Massey, Chief Executive of the General Medical Council “It is reassuring to hear that revalidation is settling in and beginning to impact on c...
Posts Tagged ‘Revalidation’
Key reaction to Sir Keith Pearson’s review of Revalidation and recommendations
By Mike Broad - January 17th, 2017
Revalidation needs to be “made as efficient as possible, while maximising its impact”
By Mike Broad - January 17th, 2017
Revalidation needs to be made less burdensome and more consistent. That’s the message from a high-level review by Sir Keith Pearson on the process by ...
Revalidation is starting to make a difference but improvements can be made
By Mike Broad - April 22nd, 2016
Four out of 10 doctors are changing their practice as a result of their last appraisal. This is the key finding of independent research commissioned by ...
Revalidation should be based on objectively evaluated performance and outcomes
By Anton Joseph - July 9th, 2015
The word ‘revalidation’ did not get into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) until 2004. We are however well aware that the GMC was using it in the ...
Revalidation takes up more time than anticipated
By Mike Broad - March 19th, 2014
More needs to be done to maximise the benefits of revalidation, a report finds. One year into implementation, a report by the NHS Revalidation Support Tea...
Patient feedback just doesn’t work for everyone
By Caroline Whymark - February 26th, 2014
After hanging around in a threatening manner akin to a black cloud for several years, my time to revalidate has eventually arrived. In preparation for my f...
Imagine revalidation based on fitness to practice…
By Anton Joseph - February 3rd, 2014
A recent survey revealed that revalidation is failing to identify poor-performing doctors. Pardon my audacity if I ask why has it taken so long for the tru...
“Revalidation isn’t identifying poor NHS doctors”
By Mike Broad - January 10th, 2014
Revalidation will fail to identify poor-performing doctors, a poll of more than 5,600 doctors reveals. More than 80% of hospital doctors and 67% of GPs...
GMC freezes doctors’ annual retention fees
By Mike Broad - December 10th, 2013
The GMC has frozen its annual retention fees for 2014/15. Fees will remain at £390 for registration with a licence and £140 for registration without a l...
One in four seniors missing out on appraisal
By Mike Broad - October 28th, 2013
Appraisal rates for hospital doctors still need to improve, finds a report by the NHS Revalidation Support Team (RST). The annual self-assessment found ...
Only five in a thousand docs prompt concerns
By Mike Broad - October 10th, 2013
Just five in every 1000 NHS doctors—less than 1% of the workforce—prompt concerns about their performance every year, a study finds. But doctors in th...
