What is appraisal revalidation?
Revalidation is based on a local evaluation of doctors’ practice through appraisal. The recommendation will be based on the outcome of the doctor’s annual appraisals over the course of five years, combined with information drawn from the organisational clinical governance systems.
What is a revalidation process?
Revalidation is an evaluation of your fitness to practise. This process: supports doctors in regularly reflecting on how they can develop or improve their practice. gives patients confidence doctors are up to date with their practice. promotes improved quality of care by driving improvements in clinical governance.
What is the difference between appraisal and revalidation?
Appraisal is a formal process to provide feedback on doctors’ performance, chart their continuing professional development, and identify their developmental needs. Assessment is a formal process which examines performance. Revalidation will include both appraisal and assessment.
What does subject to revalidation mean?
Revalidation is a process by which licensed doctors have to demonstrate that they are up to date and fit to practise. Its purpose is to reassure patients that doctors are regularly checked by their employer/contracted authority and the GMC.
What is revalidation in nursing?
Revalidation is a process that allows nurses and midwives to maintain their NMC registration. It builds on existing renewal requirements and demonstrates nurses’ and midwives’ continued ability to practise safely and effectively.
What is revalidation training?
The General Medical Council (GMC) is responsible for revalidating doctors, to ensure that a doctor is up to date and fit to practise. For non-training grades, revalidation is based on a local evaluation of doctors’ practice through appraisal.
What does revalidation mean for nurses and midwives?
Revalidation is the method by which you will renew your registration. The purpose of revalidation is to improve public protection by making sure that you remain fit to practice throughout your career. Revalidation: reinforces your duty to maintain your fitness to practise within your own scope of practice.
Why do nurses need revalidation?
What do I need for nursing revalidation?
As part of your revalidation, you must undertake 35 hours of continuing professional development (CPD) relevant to your scope of practice as a nurse, nursing associate or midwife over the three years prior to your revalidation date. This must include 20 hours of participatory learning.
Why was revalidation introduced?
Revalidation was introduced through a phased approach which has permitted the NMC to gain insight with regards to its impact, ensuring that it did not stray from its aims of being effective, proportionate and affordable.
What can I reflect on for revalidation?
Revalidation
- Practice hours.
- Continuing professional development.
- Practice-related feedback.
- Written reflective accounts.
- Reflective discussion.
- Health and character.
- Professional indemnity arrangement.
- Confirmation.
What is the role of the GMC in revalidation?
The GMC website has more information on revalidation for doctors, employers and the public and the license to practise. The role of the Academy in revalidation is to facilitate the work of the medical Royal colleges and faculties and to encourage them to share their experience and expertise for the development of revalidation methods.
When do the new revalidation dates come into effect?
On 17 March 2020, the GMC announced that it was going to change revalidation dates for all doctors with a revalidation recommendation due before the end of September 2020, the effect being to re-set the date for 12 months’ later. These changes came into effect over the weekend 21/22 March 2020.
What is the role of the Academy in revalidation?
The role of the Academy in revalidation is to facilitate the work of the medical Royal colleges and faculties and to encourage them to share their experience and expertise for the development of revalidation methods. This is done through the Academy Professional Development Committee, chaired by Dr Susi Caesar and managed by Claire Coomber.
Why do doctors need to revalidate their licence?
Revalidation requires doctors to demonstrate their continued fitness to practise. Revalidation aims to give extra assurance to patients and the public, as well as other healthcare professionals, that doctors registered with a licence are regularly checked by their employers and the General Medical Council.