What is revalidation? Medical revalidation is the process by which the General Medical Council (GMC) confirms the continuation of a doctor’s licence to practise in the UK. All doctors who wish to retain their licence to practise need to participate in revalidation. What is the purpose of revalidation? The purpose of revalidation is to provide […]
How will responsible officers (ROs) make decisions on language competency? Do responsible officers have the autonomy to accept other language tests? How will responsible officers evaluate the level and relevance of English language qualifications awarded in other EU countries? What will happen with doctors already practising in this country if there is concern regarding their […]
Locum agencies on the national Government Procurement Service (Buying Solutions) framework known as GPS are identified as designated bodies under The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013). These agencies will need to appoint a responsible officer and comply with the statutory obligations and provisions of the regulations. The briefing for locum agencies explains: which […]
The Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) Regulations came into force on 1 January 2011. They were amended on 1 April 2013 (The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013). The regulations outline a number of duties that will have considerable overlap with HR processes. HR can support responsible officers (RO) with: systems and procedural expertise advice […]
Medical revalidation in the UK started in late 2012. All doctors wishing to hold a licence to practise must take part in revalidation and all organisations providing healthcare have a legal responsibility under The Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) Regulations 2010 and The Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 to support their doctors throughout the […]
How do I know if I can become an appraiser? How can I find out about appraiser vacancies, and how do I apply? What knowledge and skills do I need? I’m a new appraiser. What training do I need? Can I be an appraiser after I retire? If yes, for how long can I carry […]
Chris Mair, a retired newspaper editor and NHS volunteer, issues a word of warning over the use – and abuse – of A&E departments: What do we want from our NHS? To be looked after from ‘cradle to grave’? That’s likely where it began, but is that where it is now? Are we, the people […]
The Technical Guide to 2014-15 and 2015-16 CCG allocations and primary care allocations to Area Teams has now been published. The technical guide sets out the methodology and actual calculation of the allocations which were agreed at the 17 December 2013 NHS England Board meeting. This documentation covers both the target allocations determined by the formulae […]
Lessons learned during the first full year’s operation of Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) have been distilled into multi-media resources for sharing across the Health and Wellbeing community, so that HWB members across England can learn how their peers overcame challenges to progress system-wide strategic leadership. Drawn from experiences of individual Boards and Board members […]
Since the publication of this blog Tim Kelsey has left NHS England. The Friends and Family Test (FFT) was one of the many responsibilities NHS England inherited from the Department of Health when it came into being on 1 April 2013. Since day one, we have not looked back, rolling out data from A&E, inpatient […]