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The RCGP has convened a remediation working group with representation from all key stakeholders and has written a report. It will be working with others, especially the British Medical Association, to identify the resources required for remediation. The RCGP will need to have further discussions with the GMC and the Departments of Health in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland about how these ideas might operate in practice. Piloting on the ground with thorough evaluation and economic analysis will help to shape the final agreed system. The RCGP is also developing an ePortfolio for Revalidation that will enable GPs to store all the information required for Revalidation To prepare for its roles, the RCGP has been working closely with the GMC, the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) of the British Medical Association, the AoMRC, the Departments of Health, the Revalidation Support Team in England, and major independent providers of primary care, such as the Defence Medical Services (DMS). This document takes into account the views of all these valued partners. This document sets out for all interested parties – GPs; other doctors; the NHS; other colleges, faculties and specialist associations; regulators; independent healthcare providers; and, most importantly, the public – the RCGP’s current proposals for the supporting evidence required for the Revalidation of GPs. Although this document has been discussed with key stakeholders, several aspects are dependent on future policy decisions by others. This guide will, therefore, evolve into the definitive source of advice for GPs preparing their supporting information for Revalidation, appraisers and their advisers, assessors and Responsible Officers. These proposals are intended to be fit for the purpose of demonstrating that GPs are up to date and fit to practise; that they are proportionate, feasible and cost-effective. The RCGP acknowledges the work of many other people who have generously allowed their documents to be used to populate this guide. It is based on the Criteria Standards and Evidence for Revalidation and these, in turn, were based on the GMC’s Framework for Appraisal and Assessment. Other sources used include the GMC’s Good Medical Practice, Good Medical Practice for General Practitioners, Essential Evidence to Support Appraisal from the Welsh Deanery, the Leicester 2007 Conference Statement on Essential Evidence for Appraisal, Appraisal Evidence for Sessional Doctors prepared by Dr Peter Berrey for NHS Education for Scotland, the Revalidation Support Team’s Enhanced Appraisal Unified Form and the RCGP Scotland Revalidation Toolkit. The Revalidation Support Team has given valuable advice both to the RCGP and to the wider profession.4 The Revalidation Support Team’s documents, Assuring the Quality of Medical Appraisal for Revalidation (AQMAR) and Strengthening Medical Appraisal (both available on the website, www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk) are highly recommended further reading.
4 www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk/.