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Appraisal and revalidation

Don’t panic – appraisal and revalidation should be straightforward, provided you stay on top of things and integrate continuous learning into your practise.

  • Appraisals – Your appraisal is a chance to reflect on what you’re doing to keep up to date and fit to practice, across your whole scope of practice. It should be a positive experience where you can speak freely and openly with your appraiser, who will be on hand to help with your personal and professional development planning.

Top tips

Fourteen fish - FREE use of our Appraisal Toolkit for First5 GPs
The RCGP will fully fund the FourteenFish Appraisal Toolkit for 5 years for any GP who gained their CCT from 2021 onwards.

Visit the revalidation webpage for guidance on how to navigate appraisals.

  • Your appraisals are facilitated by an appraiser, who’ll normally be provided based on your GMC connection to a designated body. It is your responsibility to ensure that the details held by them about your work are accurate so that your connection can be correctly worked out – so make sure your status and location are kept up-to-date with the GMC and your designated body.
  • Revalidation
    Revalidation is the renewal of your UK license to practice by the GMC, usually once every five years, providing you have demonstrated your continued competence in the work you do. It is based on the appraisal process, and the recommendation of your responsible officer. If you’re engaging in the appraisal process, there is no extra work required for your revalidation.