Appraisal system being examined at Medical Council

A longer cycle of maintenance of professional competence with an appraisal system is being developed by the Medical Council.

Ms Jantze Cotter, the Council’s Director of Professional Development and Research, said a new model would place greater focus on reflective practice. The Council is also developing an appraisal system, but Ms Cotter indicated it would not necessarily be akin to the revalidation model at the General Medical Council in the UK. She said the Council is examining a number of international models.