Revalidation & Appraisal
Appraisal, without the annual scramble
An evidence organiser, templates and reminders that turn revalidation and appraisal from a deadline panic into a simple, year-round habit.
What you get
Year-round, not last-minute
Evidence organiser
Collect supporting information all year.
Templates
Reflection and appraisal-domain templates.
Reminders
Stay on track to the deadline.
Appraisal and revalidation remain your professional responsibility; we provide the structure and tools.
Why the scramble happens
Appraisal is a year-long task disguised as a deadline
Every licensed doctor in the UK has an annual appraisal and revalidates with the GMC roughly every five years. The framework is not onerous in itself — it asks you to reflect on continuing professional development, quality improvement, significant events, and feedback from colleagues and patients. The difficulty is that the supporting information accumulates quietly across the whole year, while the appraisal itself arrives as a single date. Doctors who wait until the appraisal window then find themselves reconstructing twelve months of activity from memory, hunting for certificates, and writing reflections about events whose detail has already faded.
The fix is not to work harder in the final fortnight; it is to capture evidence as it happens. A course attended in autumn, a teaching session delivered in spring, a complaint handled well, an audit closed — each takes a minute to log when it is fresh and an hour to reconstruct when it is not. Our approach turns appraisal into a light, continuous habit so that, when your appraisal date arrives, the work is simply a matter of reviewing what you have already gathered.
How the support works
A simple rhythm across the year
- Set up your organiser. We map the supporting-information domains the GMC framework expects and create a place to file evidence for each one.
- Capture as you go. Log CPD, quality improvement, significant events and feedback when they happen, with a short reflection prompt that takes minutes rather than hours.
- Quarterly check-in. Periodic reminders prompt you to review what is collected, spot any thin domains, and plan activity to fill them well before the deadline.
- Pre-appraisal review. Templates pull your evidence into the structure your appraiser expects, so preparation is assembly, not invention.
- Cycle view. A running picture across the five-year revalidation cycle so nothing drifts out of date as your recommendation approaches.
Who it suits
For any licensed doctor who would rather not panic
Established NHS clinicians
A continuous habit that fits around clinical work and turns appraisal preparation into a brief review.
Newly registered IMGs
A clear start to the UK appraisal cycle from day one — pair it with our workforce and IMG services as you settle into NHS practice.
Portfolio and locum doctors
Evidence gathered across multiple settings, kept in one place so a varied year is easy to evidence.
Appraisal sits naturally alongside your wider development. Reflection logged for revalidation often doubles as portfolio evidence for applications and interviews, and teams commissioning training can fold it into accredited eLearning and CME content. Browse the full medical education programme for related support.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
What does appraisal support include?
An evidence organiser to collect supporting information through the year, templates for reflection and the appraisal domains, and reminders so nothing is left to the last minute.
Is this an annual plan?
Yes — most clinicians use an annual support plan so appraisal evidence is gathered continuously rather than rushed before the deadline.
Do you complete the appraisal for me?
No — appraisal and revalidation are your professional responsibility. We provide tools, templates and structure that make them straightforward.
What supporting information does revalidation require?
Across a five-year cycle the GMC framework expects continuing professional development, quality improvement activity, significant events, feedback from colleagues and from patients, and any complaints or compliments. Our organiser has a place for each of these so you can see at a glance what is collected and what is still outstanding.
I am an IMG newly registered with the GMC — does this apply to me?
Yes. Once you hold a licence to practise you enter the same appraisal and revalidation cycle as UK-trained doctors. Starting your evidence organiser from day one is far easier than reconstructing a year of activity later, and it helps you understand how UK appraisal differs from systems you may have worked in before.
Make appraisal easy
Get the annual support plan and template bundle.