Revalidation

  1. Summary
  2. Using your registered name and number
  3. Maintain your registration
  4. Licence to practise
  1. Revalidation
  2. Insurance, indemnity and medico-legal support
  3. Meeting the approved practice settings requirements
  4. Giving up your licence to practise or registration

What is revalidation? 

Once you’ve joined the medical register and have a licence to practise, you’ll have to take part in a process called revalidation. 

Revalidation is how you show that:

  • you are keeping your knowledge up to date
  • you are fit to practise and no concerns have been raised about you
  • and you provide a good level of care.

Licensed doctors have to revalidate usually every five years, by having annual appraisals based on our core guidance for doctors, Good medical practice.

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