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Appraisal
RCGP Scotland has worked with NHS Education for Scotland (NES), formerly Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education (SCPMDE), the Scottish General Practitioners’ Committee (SGPC) and the Scottish Executive Health Department (SEHD) to jointly develop a paper outlining the proposed mechanisms for an annual appraisal scheme for General Practitioners in Scotland.

 

Revalidation
In Scotland, it is a clearly stated aim of the appraisal scheme for doctors working in general practice to support practitioners in their preparation for revalidation. Revalidation is a process whereby doctors will be required on a regular basis to demonstrate that they continue to be fit to practise medicine, as decided by the General Medical Council.

 

In consultation with the GMC, RCGP Scotland, SGPC and NES have produced a Revalidation Folder Handbook in order to facilitate the production of evidence for all doctors working in general practice in Scotland. The handbook will take account of the availability of evidence produced as a result of the practice accreditation schemes (RCGP Practice Accreditation, Training Practice Accreditation and Quality Practice Award) and the Scottish GP Appraisal Scheme.

 

The folder will be set out under the seven key headings of Good Medical Practice for GPs (September 2002) which is a joint College-BMA publication that sets out the standards for the revalidation of GPs.

 

 

Revalidation Toolkit
To assist general practitioners in completing their Revalidation Folders for submission to the General Medical Council (GMC), RCGP Scotland has produced a Revalidation Folder Toolkit. This is available, and will be updated, on the web site as it is developed.

 

In addition we have produced Word file templates to assist GPs in completing their evidence for their submission to the GMC.

 

All the Revalidation Materials are now available to view and download.

Revalidation Ring Binder
RCGP Scotland has produced a useful ring binder to allow GPs to collate their evidence for submission to the GMC. To purchase a copy please contact education@rcgp-scotland.org.uk.

 

We trust that you find the revalidation materials invaluable and we would welcome your feedback. Please feel free to send your comments to education@rcgp-scotland.org.uk. We look forward to hearing from you.