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date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Locums: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to Sir Keith Pearson’s review entitled Taking revalidation forward: improving the process of relicensing for doctors, published in January 2017, what steps his Department have taken in response to identified weaknesses in the appraisal and revalidation processes for doctors working as locums; and if he will publish a timeline showing when such steps were (a) initiated and (b) completed.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	196142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Sir Keith Pearson’s review of medical revalidation, Taking Revalidation Forward (TRF), was published in January 2017. Sir Keith reviewed evidence on the impact of revalidation and concluded &quot;that revalidation has already delivered significant benefits&quot;.</p><p> </p><p>The review made recommendations to improve some aspects of revalidation, for the benefit of both doctors and patients. Implementation of the recommendations was overseen by the Revalidation Oversight Group, chaired by the General Medical Council (GMC). The GMC has advised that all recommendations have been implemented, except for those which may require legislative change.</p><p> </p><p>As recommended by TRF, the Department is working with the GMC, NHS England and other stakeholders to consider whether any amendments are needed to the Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) Regulations 2010 and 2013.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 11:42:43 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1015362

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Professions: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will undertake a review of the General Medical Council's procedures for revalidating medical professionals as a result of the Zholia Alemi case.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	196143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The General Medical Council (GMC) is the independent regulator of doctors across the United Kingdom. The processes for revalidation are a matter for the GMC itself.</p><p> </p><p>The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) oversees the work of the healthcare independent regulatory bodies in the UK, including the GMC. The PSA annually reviews the performance of the GMC and considers whether it has met the 24 Standards of Good regulation, covering the four key functions of governance and standards, education and training, registration and fitness to practise.</p><p> </p><p>As recommended by Taking Revalidation Forward, the Department is working with the GMC, NHS England and other stakeholders to consider whether any amendments are needed to the Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) Regulations 2010 and 2013.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 17:03:45 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1015363

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Locums: Qualifications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the powers conferred by the Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) Regulations 2010 and 2013 that enable locum agencies to revalidate doctors.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	196144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>Sir Keith Pearson’s review of medical revalidation, Taking Revalidation Forward (TRF), was published in January 2017. The review made recommendations to improve some aspects of revalidation, for the benefit of both doctors and patients. As recommended by TRF, the Department is working with the General Medical Council, NHS England and other stakeholders to consider whether any amendments are needed to the Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) Regulations 2010 and 2013.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 03/12/2018 11:48:03 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney