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. 2004 Mar 20;328(7441):684-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7441.684.

Revalidation: the purpose needs to be clear

Tim van Zwanenberg  1
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Revalidation: the purpose needs to be clear

Tim van Zwanenberg. BMJ. .

Abstract

From 1 January 2005 every UK doctor will need a licence to practise. Most doctors will be able to secure revalidation of their licence by annual appraisal and by showing that they are compliant with local clinical governance requirements and free of any serious unresolved concerns about their fitness to practise

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  • Revalidation: swallow hard.
    Wong G. Wong G. BMJ. 2004 May 1;328(7447):1077. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7447.1077-a. BMJ. 2004. PMID: 15117807 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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