If you were due to revalidate between 17 March 2020 and 16 March 2021, we’ve moved your revalidation date by one year. We've made this decision to give responsible officers and doctors more time to reschedule and complete appraisals. We hope this will support the health service to prioritise clinical care for patients during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read about changes we've made to revalidation in response to the pandemic.
Every licensed doctor who practises medicine must revalidate. Revalidation supports you to develop your practice, drives improvements in clinical governance and gives your patients confidence that you're up to date. This page provides step by step guidance and resources to support doctors in revalidation.
Patients and members of the public can also find out about their role in revalidation.
Our guidance for all doctors is available as a PDF:
These resources are designed to support you with revalidation.
If you have any further queries about revalidation, you can call us: 0161 923 6277 or you can email us.
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