Locums: Qualifications
(asked on 2nd November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost of locums to the NHS arising from the General Medical Council's revalidation programme.
This question was answered on 10th November 2015
Medical revalidation is underpinned by structured appraisal processes that support a doctor's professional development. Doctors will prepare for their appraisal during planned periods away from clinical practice, thus removing the need for additional locum cover in the National Health Service.