Equivalence routes consultation - an update

Between March and June 2012 we ran a public consultation on the equivalence routes to the Specialist and GP registers. The results of the consultation have now been considered by our Council which has agreed the framework for a new approach to evaluating equivalence applications.

The consultation attracted great interest from across the sector, with over 400 responses. Respondents broadly supported proposals to change the way in which equivalence applications are assessed, moving away from the current paper-based evaluation of documentation to an evaluation focused on performance in practice.

However, there is much work still to do before we can fully implement all of the recommendations.

Read the GMC Council paper which contains the consultation analysis in full (pdf).