There has considerable talk of the eminent arrival of revalidation and annual appraisals for doctors in India. There is no clear direction or plans on how this process will be enforced or is planned. We know that this idea has been borrowed from the United Kingdom and I will try and explain how this system works here. The introduction of medical revalidation in the United Kingdom provides a key lever for healthcare improvement.
Medical revalidation reinforces the duty of every doctor to meet their professional obligations as regards appraisal and revalidation. Revalidation of doctors is a key component of a range of measures designed to improve the quality of care for patients; it is the process by which the General Medical Council confirms the continuation of a doctor’s licence to practice in the UK. The purpose of revalidation is to assure patients and the public, employers and other…
