GMP Framework for appraisal and revalidation
The GMP Framework for appraisal and revalidation is based on our core guidance for doctors, Good Medical Practice.
The framework sets out the broad areas which should be covered in a doctor’s appraisal and on which the recommendations to revalidate doctors should be based.
Licensed doctors will need to have a regular appraisal, based on this guidance, in order to revalidate and will need to bring supporting information to their appraisal which shows how they are meeting the professional values that are set out within it.
Download our guidance GMP Framework for appraisal and revalidation (pdf, 191kb) (published April 2011).
How doctors can use this guidance
Doctors can use the framework to:
- reflect on their practice and their approach to medicine
- reflect on the supporting information they have gathered and what that information demonstrates about their practice
- identify areas of practice where they could make improvements or undertake further development
- demonstrate that they are up to date and fit to practise
How employers can use this guidance
Employers (including responsible officers, appraisers and HR teams), can use the framework to:
- understand what the GMC requires doctors to do
- understand the focus that a doctor’s regular appraisal should have
- develop their appraisal system (and any local policies which support it), using additional appraisal guidance and documentation that may have been developed by the health department in their country.
- develop or commission training for their appraisers
Download our appraisal framework