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The GMC introduced revalidation for all doctors in the UK in a staged process, from December 2012. This introduction of mandatory revalidation, in order for doctors to retain their license to practise, was pre-empted by the legal requirement of independent healthcare providers who are Designated Bodies under the regulations, to appoint or nominate a Responsible Officer to oversee the process of revalidation for doctors who are employed by or contract with those organisations.
The legal requirement to nominate or appoint a Responsible Officer arises from the Medical Profession (Responsible Officer) Regulations 2010 as amended. Under these Regulations a Responsible Officer can be nominated for to act for an organisation where the person fulfils the requirements of being a Responsible Officer set out in the Regulations, the person has the capacity carryout the responsibilities required and there is no conflict of interest.
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Where an organisation feels that is would be impracticable to appoint a Responsible Officer internally, MyResponsibleOfficer.org.uk will provide a named Responsible Officer who can be nominated by your organisation to act for you. Under the Regulations the nomination is a personal appointment however, in addition, the support services provided by MyResponsibleOfficer.org.uk will enable the Responsible Officer, the organisation, the appraiser and the individual doctor to work together gathering and sharing appropriate information to enable an efficient and cost effective system of achieving revalidation for doctors.
Underneath and to the left of this section you will see a series of key questions regarding status as a Designated Body and the need to appoint or nominate a Responsible Individual.