Revalidation

Guidance on Revalidation from the Royal College of Surgeons of England

The Royal College of Surgeons of England has recently produced guidance on revalidation which is helpful for all surgeons. The publication can be found on the RCSEng website's Overview of Revalidation for Surgeons page.

GMC launches licensing resource pack for employers

A resource pack, to advise doctors' employers of the key changes that licensing will bring, has been sent to 2500 organisations across the country. Please see:
www.gmc-uk.org/licensing/ for more information.

The General Medical Council has published FAQs on its website concerning licensing and revalidation.

The GMC will update the questions on revalidation as the process develops and has set up an email enquiry service for any questions not covered in the FAQs. The questions are also available in the publication, Revalidation: Information for Doctors and Frequently Asked Questions.

For more information visit:
www.gmc-uk.org/doctors/licensing/faq/index.asp.

Download a report on the January 2009 SOAR Conference held at RCSEd

Download the results from the RCSEd recertification e-survey (709KB Powerpoint presentation).

Download the Development and Application of Multi-Source Feedback for the Assessment of Consultant Surgeons document (pdf format).

RCSEd position statement

RCSEd along with other surgical colleges and as part of the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges (AoMRC)has been delegated the statutory duty of implementing a process of specialist recertification. In response to the white paper "Trust Assurance and Safety", the college will construct a proposal for AoMRC concerning the process, its content and the implications including resources.

The RCSED views recertification as an opportunity for surgeons in all subspecialties to reaffirm their professional roles and provide a summative statement on their competencies and competence. The process of competence assurance will be a component part of revalidation and complementary to appraisal and relicensing.

The development of a recertification policy will take in consultation with the fellowship and include best practice in other specialties as well other professions’ and industries with relevant experiences.

RCSEd will also work in concert with specialty associations to ensure appropriate measures are adopted when evaluating specialist performance.