Appraisal and Revalidation in a nutshell!

We are now approaching a key stage in the introduction of appraisal and revalidation as we work towards a fully live date of 2013 with the first doctors being revalidated within 12 – 18 months of the live date. Whilst some aspects slowly become clearer other aspects are still being worked on. The pathfinder pilots continue and their final report will be released in April 2011. Hopefully they will provide some of the answers that are still sought. The main concerns are now in the area of quality, consistency and reliability.

The current big event is of course the position of Responsible Officer which comes into effect in January 2011.

The GMC have now confirmed the Four Domains structure for appraisal and revalidation, but there is still work being done by Specialties around the framework. It is anticipated that there will be a core set of supporting information. Included within this will be MSF which is being recognised for its developmental capability as there is evidence that it can lead to behaviour change. There are however still concerns about patient involvement in the process that have not yet been fully addressed.

The next Strengthened Appraisal & Revalidation Conference by Healthcare Events is on 13th January 2011 in London and there is also a conference on the 17th February on developing the Role of the Responsible Officer. Edgecumbe will be attending both conferences and we hope to see you there.

If you plan to attend either event and would like to receive a 25% discount of the registration fee please contact caroline.taplin@edgecumbe.co.uk who will be pleased to arrange this for you as a guest of Edgecumbe. Discounted places are limited to 5!

Dr Jenny King – Leader of the Edgecumbe Health practice – has recently published a new chapter entitled Personality and Leadership, in the ABC of Clinical Leadership, edited by Tim Swanwick and Judy McKimm, published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2011.

Below are just some of the organisations for whom Jenny will be leading sessions and programmes on this topic over the coming months:

• Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
• North East Leadership Academy – Leadership Development programme for Aspirant and Emerging Leaders
• London Deanery
• ASME Annual Educational Leadership