educational implication of revalidation
DESCRIPTION
Appraisal and Revalidation Support. Educational implication of revalidation. March 2012. What is revalidation?. Confirms that a doctor with a licence to practise continues to be fit to practise. Requires all doctors to engage with systems of periodic review. Provides - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
www.londondeanery.ac.uk/
Educational implication of revalidation
Appraisal and Revalidation Support
March 2012
What is revalidation?
• Confirms – that a doctor with a licence to practise continues to be fit to practise.
• Requires – all doctors to engage with systems of periodic review.
• Provides – confirmation that a doctor with a licence to practise is working within a
governed system.• Requires
– all doctors to have a prescribed connection to a designated body, and one Responsible Officer.
• Is not a point in time assessment.
To enable a doctor to:• Discuss their practice with their appraiser
• Enhance the quality of their professional work by planning their professional development
• Consider their learning needs
• Ensure they are working productively and in line with the priorities and requirements of the organisation in which they practice
Purpose of medical appraisal?
New Framework for Good Medical Practice
1 Knowledge, skills and performance
Maintain your professional performance
Apply knowledge and experience to practice
Ensure that all documentation (including clinical records) formally recording your work is clear, accurate and legible
2 Safety and Quality
Contribute to and comply with systems to protect patients
Respond to risks to safety
Protect patients and colleagues from any risk posed by your health
3 Communication, Partnership and TeamworkCommunicate effectively
Work constructively with colleagues and delegate effectivelyEstablish and maintain partnerships with patients
4 Maintaining Trust
Show respect for patients
Treat patients and colleagues fairly and without discrimination
Act with honesty and integrity
Learning from the London RST Pilots
• RST Pathfinder pilot March 2010 – March 2011– Primary Care
• Medical Appraisal Guidance – Sept– Dec 2011– Primary Care– Secondary care– Mental health– SASG
• Trainee Revalidation – Sept – Dec 2011
Learning from the London RST Pilots
The importance of:• Strong organisational systems and support for appraisal
• Clear role definition for MDs / ROs Appraisal Leads Appraisers
• Clarity between appraisal and job-planning in secondary care
• Conflicts of interest were recognised and managed
Lessons Learned from the MAG pilot
• Good relationships and communication with doctors
• Robust administrative systems:– Systems to contact and track doctors and their appraisals– Strict reporting and timelines– Well informed appraisal administrator / manager– Team working between admin, RO and appraisal lead
Learning from the London RST Pilots
• Raised awareness of the importance of reflection before, during and after appraisal.
• Less is more with evidence
• “Judgements” were seen as helpful
• Helpful for appraisers to have an educational background
London Deanery resources to support revalidation
• Appraisal and Revalidation Team– Elearning resources – Podcasts– Appraiser training
• Frontier support for appraisal and revalidation
• Professional Support Unit
Appraisal and Revalidation Support Website
E-learning modules
• Getting the most out of you appraisal:– presenting evidence pitched at all including those in difficult work
environments
• Tips for appraisers• Quality improvement activity as supporting information• Calibration / benchmarking evidence• Top tips on developing your PDP• Challenge in appraisal• Appraisal http://www.londondeanery.ac.uk/professional-development/appraisal-and-revalidation-support/e-learning
Appraisal and Revalidation Support E-Learning Resources
www.londondeanery.ac.uk/
Professional Development
Professional Support Unit
Professional Support Unit
• Professional development resource for London
• Expert shared service separate from employers
• Flexible and responsive to needs
• Professionally-led– Access by self-referral– Resource development– Resource provision
Purpose and Aims
• Medical Revalidation– Supporting the profession– Supporting the Responsible Officer network
• Workforce imperatives– Meeting the needs of patients – Recognition of the need for support pan-career especially at
transitions – Efficiency pressures– Service reconfiguration challenges– Demography of the medical workforce in London
What the PSU offers
Advice re:– Services available and access including contracting– How the PSU might be able to help– Self-help information – Costs– Managing confidentiality
For employers and educators:– Advice on accessing Occupational Health Resources
PSU Resources
• Careers Unit• Coaching and Mentoring• Communication Skills incorporating:
– LaCRU– Fresh Start
• Complex cases• MedNet• Return to Practice Schemes incorporating:
– GP Induction and Refresher– Clinical Apprenticeship Placement Scheme– Re-Fresh– Re-Launch
Learning, development, and personnel effectiveness
Access for clients
• Self-referral to:– Specific resource
– Combination of resources
– Generic referral to [email protected]
• Triage including review of risks
• Clinician-centred approach designed to – Build on strengths – Encourage autonomy – Meet individual needs and circumstances
Further information
London Deanery Home Page
Click on
http://www.londondeanery.ac.uk/professional-development/professional-support-unit
Next steps
What can you be doing now?
What to do now
1. Start to think in terms of the Domains
2. Use the Domains– To reflect on your practice and approach to medicine
– Reflect on the supporting evidence you have gathered and what that demonstrates about your practice according to GMP.
– Identify areas of practice where you could make improvements or undertake development
3. Begin to collect evidence of your work according to the Domains
Keep abreast of developments
Information sources:
1. Locally: Responsible Officer / Appraisal Lead
2. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges http://www.aomrc.org.uk/introduction.html
3. Revalidation Support Team http://www.revalidationsupport.nhs.uk/
4. General Medical Council http://www.gmc-uk.org