Revalidation
Revalidation will be our new way of regulating licensed doctors that will give extra confidence to patients that their doctors are up to date and fit to practise.
Licensed doctors will have to revalidate, usually every five years, by having regular appraisals that are based on our core guidance for doctors, Good Medical Practice. We are planning to introduce revalidation across the UK at the end of 2012. Only doctors who have a licence to practise will need to revalidate.
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Information to help doctors understand how revalidation will work, the guidance they need to follow, and what they should be doing to get ready.
Information to help doctors in foundation or specialty training understand how they will revalidate.
Information to help organisations understand the responsibilities they have to support doctors with their appraisal and revalidation.
Information to help patients and the public understand the important role they can play in the appraisal and revalidation of their doctors.