Reflecting on revalidation

Your revalidation is changing. Mr Ian Mackay analyses the implications for independent practitioners.

Taking Revalidation Forward, Sir Keith Pearson’s review of medical revalidation, was published last month.

Sir Keith, chairman of the GMC’s Revalidation Advisory Board since 2009, interviewed a range of doctors working in the NHS and the independent sector.

He is at pains to point out that he interviewed both supporters of revalidation, but also sought out doctors who were less than enthusiastic about its merits.

The Independent Doctors Fed­eration (IDF) welcomes many of Sir Keith’s recommendations, including the need for: