NHS Revalidation Support Team (RST)

The RST presented a poster on piloting appraisal for medical revalidation at the 2013 Patient Safety Congress in Birmingham on 21 and 22 May. There was significant interest in the poster and revalidat

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The RST has published nine example appraisal portfolios to help doctors understand what a good appraisal portfolio looks like. The portfolios have been prepared by three medical royal colleges and fa

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By the end of February 2013, 10,114 appraisers had been trained to deliver ‘revalidation ready’ appraisals, surpassing the RST’s target of training 10,000 appraisers across all secto

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Two RST doctors have now been revalidated. Medical Director, Dr Anita Donley and Dr Debra King, Associate Director had their revalidations confirmed by the GMC on 8 March and 25 January respectively.

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The majority of doctors in England are now linked to organisations that are on track to support them with revalidation from the end of 2012, according to a report published today by the NHS Revalidati

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The RST have released a document entitled 'Supporting doctors to provide safer care: Responding to concerns about a doctor's practice'. The purpose of the document is to help responsible officers to

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The responsible officer is dependent on the quality of the appraisers. The RST have provided a practical framework for assuring the quality of the medical appraiser workforce, outlining pricesses for

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The Responsible Officer Dashboard allows responsible officers and their staff to track the doctors they are responsible for and see at a glance how they are progressing towards revalidation and where

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The RST has published Information Management for Revalidation in England which describes the information management and information governance processes that will be required to ensure revalidation is

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The MAG model appraisal form is intended as an example of a repository that holds the information required for a medical appraisal. It has been designed with the appraisal meeting in mind, in a logica

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The Medical Appraisal Guide (MAG) describes how medical appraisal can be carried out effectively. It should be read in conjunction with GMC guidance, which sets out generic requirements for medical p

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The RST and partners are building a bank of case studies to provide inspiration and practical tips to help designated bodies prepare for revalidation. This is an opportunity to showcase your organisat

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We are delighted to announce that our new-look RST website goes live from today.  The website has been redesigned to improve access to our information and materials.    The con

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NHS Revalidation Support Team publishes an independent evaluation of its Pathfinder Pilots.Ninety-six per cent of organisations involved in the NHS Revalidation Support Team (RST) Pathfinder Pilots ex

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London, UK – 14 October 2011: Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director is calling on the healthcare sector to get to grips with its obligations of quality and safety, in response to a rev

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In April 2011 Durham University was appointed as the NHS Revalidation Support Team's academic partner for the Testing and Piloting (TaP) project, following an open tender process. The Durham team inc

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Dr Anita Thomas has been appointed as the new Medical Director for the NHS Revalidation Support Team (RST). Dr Thomas will provide clinical leadership to the RST, working in close partnership with th

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