GMC needs to get its head out of the sand over revalidation
...n June 2000, the GMC set out its initial plans for revalidation to "protect patients from poorly performing doctor...t by April 2003, the GMC revised its plans, basing revalidation on doctors' annual appraisals, even though appraisals were not set up to judge a doctor's competence...Everyone is entitled to a good doctor, says former GMC president
...J. He calls on the GMC to rise to the challenge of revalidation - checking that a doctor is fit to practise and o...nclude closing the standards gap and ensuring that revalidation is based on assessment of performance. The GMC also needs to be accountable to the public through pa...