- Can a Doctor get revalidation if he/she has not worked in UK at all or worked very less during their revalidation cycle?
- Can a Doctor get revalidation if he/she does not have any UK based supporting information in their portfolio?
- Do Quality Improvement activities (QIAs) and feedback from colleagues and patients necessarily need to be from UK?
During my work as an appraiser and Responsible Officer, I came across many Doctors working abroad; they intend to maintain their licence to practise in UK and engage in appraisals and revalidation process.
In this regard, on regular basis I remained in contact with all relevant regulatory bodies and organisations. The information I received was that doctor’s supporting information must be drawn from the UK practice. In this regard, please refer to
https://www.gmc-uk.org/-/media/documents/rt---supporting-information-for-appraisal-and-revalidation---dc5485_pdf-55024594.pdf
GMC will not be able to revalidate a doctor without a connection if they have not collected and reflected on supporting information from UK practice.
Doctors who are registered without a licence are still registered and remain in good standing with the GMC. Doctors registered without a licence are not required to revalidate, but they are still bound by the standards outlined in GMC core professional guidance, Good medical practice, and their registration remains subject to GMC fitness to practise jurisdiction. The process for obtaining a new licence has been designed to be as straightforward as possible, as GMC is aware that doctors will want to be licensed without unnecessary delay. Once they are licensed again, they will of course become subject to the ongoing requirements of revalidation.
If a doctor decides to keep their licence, and they are wholly working overseas, then they will need to meet the same requirement for revalidation as every other licensed doctor. This means having an annual appraisal where they reflect on all the required supporting information they have collected.
