every UK doctor will need a licence to practise. Most doctors will be able to secure revalidation of their licence by annual appraisal and by showing that they are compliant with local clinical governance requirements and free of any serious unresolved concerns about their fitness to practise In May 2001, the General Medical Council confirmed that all doctors would have to show regularly that they remained up to date and fit to practise in their chosen field. This process was termed revalidation, and its introduction was said to be a landmark in the history of self regulation of the medical profession.
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