The role of appraisal is a supportive forum with confidential discussion.
The purposes of medical appraisal are to:
- To demonstrate fitness to practise for revalidation
- To plan professional development
- To consider personal needs
- To help doctors and their organisations work together
We want an appraisal to achieve:
- Good, safe, professional, resilient, confident, compassionate, principled, practical, healthy, diligent, kind doctors
- That is how it leads to better patient care
A rule of thumb: A good appraisal is felt to be useful by the doctor.
Can we move from: ‘I need to postpone my appraisal because I am under a lot of pressure’ to ‘I need my appraisal because I am under a lot of pressure’
The following link to Appraisal & Revalidation has all the information you will require – http://www.gpappraisals.uk Particularly in relation to the following:-
- The appraisal process
- Requirements
- Portfolio tools
- Confidentiality
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Library
- Reflection
- GP Career Options
- Safeguarding
- Resuscitation (CPR)
- Occupational Health
- IT Problems and their solutions
Contacts for the team are as follows:-
Medical Director and Responsible Officer
Dr. Caroline Gamlin
South West House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 2PX
Tel: 01138255073
caroline.gamlin@nhs.net
Performance Lead
Iona Neeve
NHS England South West
Sanger House
5220 Valiant Court
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth
Gloucester GL3 4FE
☎️: 07733455609
iona.neeve@nhs.net
Appraisal Lead
Dr Susan Frankland
☎️: 07900 715279
sfrankland@nhs.net
Workforce Performance Managers
Jenny Kirkby
☎️: 07730 375445
j.kirkby@nhs.net
Claire Wilson
☎️: 07730 375391
claire.wilson20@nhs.net
Deputy Appraisal Lead
Dr James Quekett
j.quekett@nhs.net
GP Clinical Advisor
Dr Richard Wharton FRCGP
richard.wharton@nhs.net
Appraisal/ Revalidation Coordinators
Sam Green
☎️: 07540 884022
england.md-bgsw@nhs.net
Appraisals and revalidation project officer
Kate Barnes
kate.barnes1@nhs.net
☎️:07730 379685
Revalidation for doctors in training
GP registrars should contact revalidation@southwest.hee.nhs.uk