Who Is Involved?

The RCGP has a central role in setting standards for recertification and designing the methods by which GPs will be evaluated against those standards. RCGP has a framework for revalidation which includes:

• Good Medical Practice for General Practitioners
• Principles of GP Appraisal
• Criteria, Standards and Evidence
• Managed CPD System

RCGP Revalidation Webpage

For further information on the roles of all other bodies involved in the Revalidation process, please follow the links below:

General Medical Council (GMC)

The GMC has established the UK Revalidation Programme Board to oversee the practical delivery of medical revalidation accross the UK. To access information on this Board, please click here.

Scottish Government Health Directorates

NHS Education for Scotland (NES)