Medical Revalidation Annual Organisational Audit
Supports the medical revalidation process by which the General Medical Council (GMC) confirms the continuation of a doctor’s licence to practise in the UK.
About this standard
- Publisher
- NHS England
- Reference code
- DCB3077 Amd 22/2019
- Publication date
- 30/09/2019
- Status
- Active
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- Standard type
- Collections
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Collections. A Collection is a systematic gathering of a specified selection of data or information for a particular stated purpose from existing records held within health and care systems and electronic devices.
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- Collection level
Aggregate level
- Frequency
Dataset publication or collection occurs once a year.
- Contact point
Link to standard
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- Applies to
- All organisations employing clinicians in England.
- Associated medias
Topics and care settings
- Topic
- Workforce
Review Information
- Post Implementation review Date
- 31/10/2020
Legal basis and endorsements
- Legal authority
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
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More information
All doctors who wish to retain their licence to practise need to participate in revalidation.
The system of revalidation is underpinned by a national Framework of Quality Assurance, which sets out activities to be undertaken by organisations employing or contracting doctors (“designated bodies”) to prove confidence in the quality of those doctors. The mandatory Annual Organisational Audit (AOA) is one element of this Framework.
The audit is overseen by a senior doctor and provides a status report on the implementation of revalidation and appraisal uptake in the designated body. NHS England will contact designated bodies in advance of the collection launch with a link to an online collection tool to submit the AOA data.
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