Revalidation and the licence to practise guide

Every licensed doctor must revalidate to show they are up to date and fit to practise.

This guide supports doctors to know more about revalidation and the licence to practise. It includes information about:

  • the relationship between revalidation and the licence to practise
  • the reasons we may withdraw your licence
  • the actions you can take to prevent your licence being withdrawn

Our guidance for doctors explains more about:

  1. Summary
  2. Revalidation and the licence to practise
  1. Reasons for withdrawing a licence
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Revalidation guidance for doctors A guide to doctors’ requirements for revalidation.
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You can now choose to go paperless and receive your revalidation notices by email only. Help reduce our carbon footprint – switch to paperless in your preferences in GMC Online.
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