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Using job planning and appraisal to satisfy revalidation for consultants

CCSC discussion paper
April 2008

Summary
The CCSC agrees with the principle of revalidation and recognises that consultants have a reasonable duty to prove to patients that they are safe in the speciality in which they certified.

However, it believes that any revalidation process must be workable in practice and must not be an inappropriate burden on doctors or employers, in terms of effort, time and expense.

The purpose of this paper is to outline how tools that are already being used by consultants could be used to satisfy the aims of revalidation. Used successfully, a structured appraisal process combined with effective job planning and effective outcomes measures, we believe would be sufficient to demonstrate performance and safety.

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