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Introductions and outline of the programme

Introductions and outline of the programme. Gill Bellord Director for Core Services The NHS Employers organisation. NHS Employers survey: medical revalidation. You told us the top 5 barriers that are preventing you from implementing revalidation are:

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Introductions and outline of the programme

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  1. Introductions and outline of the programme Gill Bellord Director for Core Services The NHS Employers organisation

  2. NHS Employers survey: medical revalidation • You told us the top 5 barriers that are preventing you from implementing revalidation are: • Clarity around the process, what is required, national guidance awaited • IT support systems to gather evidence and record outcomes • Capacity/resources • Information requirements (what to collect, supporting information, multi source feedback) • Appraisal (maintaining high quality appraisal, sufficient trained appraisers, quality assurance) :

  3. Revalidation Rhian Williams Revalidation Team - GMC

  4. Revalidation • What employers can do now • GMC publishing supporting information and GMP Framework guidance documents – a key development. • Integrate guidance into local appraisal processes. • Ensure all doctors have access to whole practice appraisal. • Ensure quality of appraisal process – training of appraisers for example • Ensure there are processes in place to deal with concerns about doctors

  5. Revalidation • What’s on the horizon.. • Ensure recommendation process for Responsible Officers which: • - delivers a recommendation on individual doctors to the GMC • - is quality assured • Test of readiness in Summer 2012 • Once revalidation is in place – contributing to quality assurance process.

  6. Revalidation – contact us Email: revalidation@gmc-uk.org Tel: 020 7189 5280 Website: www.gmc-uk.org/revalidation

  7. www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk Who is the Revalidation Support Team, and what are we doing for employers? Maurice Conlon National Director Allan Cole Programme Director NHS Revalidation Support Team

  8. The Revalidation Support Team’s role • to work in partnership with the Department of Health, the GMC and Designated Bodies to deliver an effective system of revalidation for doctors in England. www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk

  9. RST Programme of work • Organisational Readiness (OR) • Medical Appraisal Framework (MAF) • Testing and Piloting (TAP) • Communications www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk

  10. RST Programme of work • Organisational Readiness (OR) • Medical Appraisal Framework (MAF) • Testing and Piloting (TAP) • Communications www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk

  11. Pathfinder pilots • Completed 3100 appraisals in 10 sites across England March 31 2011 • Evaluation due July 2011 • Will inform Organisational Readiness, Medical Appraisal Framework and testing and piloting work www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk

  12. What is RST doing for employers? • Mainly Organisational Readiness: to prepare healthcare systems and designated bodies in England for their role in delivering revalidation for doctors through appropriate training, guidance and tools. www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk

  13. What is RST doing for employers? • Organisational Readiness Self Assessment (ORSA) • Responsible Officer (RO) network • Responsible Officer training • targeted support • appraiser training • Information Management • Designated body process www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk

  14. Medical Appraisal Framework (MAF)It’s relationships and provenance • Strengthening Medical Appraisal (SMA) • a major revision, informed by Pathfinder pilot • need for simplification • need for clarity • GMC documents on Supporting Information and GMP framework for revalidation • These provide policy and principles • MAF will provide practical guidance

  15. Appraisal for Revalidation within MAF • Aimed to provide support and challenge through a formative review of a doctor’s practice and their professional approach • The appraiser must be sufficiently informed by this review to establish if there are any significant concerns (the summative part) • Performance management of issues solely to do with employment contract will not be undertaken – in hospitals this will be done through job planning

  16. The parts of Appraisal • Scope of practice and general information • Continuing learning • Review of practice • A connection with clinical governance systems • Complaints, incidents, etc • Patient and colleague feedback • Health and probity statements • The output of appraisal – PDP and appraiser statement.

  17. Find out more You can keep up to date on the latest developments and updates from our revalidation web pages www.nhsemployers.org/revalidation

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