Doctors in the UK will by law have to go through an accreditation process
followed by a re-validation process by 1 January 2005 . At that point,
every doctor must hold a licence to practice.
The doctor's governing body, whoever that happens to be, will appraise
each doctor and then on the basis of the appraisal, the GMC will re-validate.
If you are a member of the British Society of Integrated Medicine, then
the BSIM will re-appraise you.
The re-appraisal
process consists of an annual appraisal form. We have our own annual
appraisal form which has been developed from the annual appraisal form
used by GP's in the NHS. Third party evidence is necessary, which is
collected from the doctor's practice, and for that purpose the Care Quality Commission will suffice.
The GMC will then re-validate on the basis of the following:
1. Good
Clinical Care
2.
Maintaining
Good Medical Practice
3. Teaching & Training
4. Relationships
with Patients
5. Working
with Colleagues
6. Probity
7. Your
Health
The BSIM has nearly reached final agreement with the GMC on a re-appraisal
process run by the BSIM for its members.
Fill
in the re-appraisal form
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