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- Title
UK doctors must show fitness to practise every five years.
- Authors
Arruda Marques, Tiago Villanueva Gutierrez
- Abstract
The article focuses on the revalidation process of doctors who are licenced from the General Medical Council (GMC) to practice in the Great Britain. It reports that the doctors are required to provide evidence of ongoing fitness every five years according to the new regulation that came into effect from December 3, 2012. It discusses the annual appraisal of the revalidation process which includes requirements based on the GMC's guidance document Good Medical Practice and other evidences.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; PHYSICIANS; GENERAL Medical Council (Great Britain); MEDICAL practice; HEALTH of physicians; GOOD Medical Practice (Book); GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2013, Vol 185, Issue 10, pE465
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.109-4461