Revalidation
Revalidation and registration renewal is a legal requirement for healthcare professionals to continue to practice.
Library Services can help support your Continuing Professional Development during the revalidation process. We offer access to a range of electronic databases and resources, both via the NHS through NICE Evidence, and via Imperial College London. We offer training on how to search these resources and find articles, guidelines and other types of document you may need, both on a group and 1-2-1 basis. See Training or contact your campus library for more details.
If you can’t access the book or article you need directly, you can use our Document Delivery to obtain it.
COVID-19
Owing to the COVID-19 situation, the national health care regulators have produced new guidance regarding revalidation. This can be seen below.
Useful resources
The following are a selection of resources that can be useful in all aspects of the revalidation process. There are general resources aimed at all users, as well as ones that have been specifically produced for individual job types. If there are resources you believe should be included, then contact your local campus library.
General Resources
Books
Revalidation
- Nurse’s reflection diary; Coombs, J. (2015) WY21 COO
- Revalidation: the essential guide for nurses and midwives; Fairley-Murdoch, M. et al (2017) W18.5 FAI
- Revalidation for nurses and midwives: a handbook for registrants; Tomlinson, C. (2015) WY21 TOM
- How to get through revalidation: making the process easy; Davies, P. (2013) W21 DAV
- Revalidation: prepare now and get it right; Chambers, R. et al (2008) W21 CHA
- Medical regulation, fitness to practice and revalidation: a critical introduction; Chamberlain, J. (2015) W44 CHA
Writing skills
- Writing skills in health care; Burnard, P. (2004) WY20.5 BUR
- A beginner’s guide to critical writing and thinking in health and social care; Aveyard, H. et al (2015) W20.5 AVE
- Writing your nursing portfolio: a step-by-step guide; Timmins, F. et al (2011) WY16.1 TIM
- Reflective writing; Williams, K. (2012) W9 WIL
- Reflective practice: writing and professional development; Bolton, G. (2014) W20 BOL
- English and reflective writing skills in medicine: a guide for medical students and doctors; Handlet, C. et al (2011) W9 HAN
Reflective practice
- Learning journals and critical incidents: reflective practice for health care; Ghaye, T. et al (2006) WY100 GHA
- Reflection, decision making and professional development; Jasper, M. (2006) WY16 JAS
- Engaging reflection in practice: a narrative approach; Johns, C. (2006) WY16 JOH
- Guided reflection: a narrative approach to advancing professional practice; Johns, C. (2010) WY100 JOH
- Being critically reflective: engaging in holistic practice; Gardner, F. (2014) W9 GAR
- Critical thinking skills for healthcare; McKendry, S. (2016) WB102.5 MAC
- Developing reflective practice: a guide for medical students, doctors and teachers; Grant, A. et al (2017) W21 GRA
- ABC of Clinical Reasoning; Cooper, N. (2017) WB141 ABC
- The Critically Reflective Practitioner; Thompson, S. (2018) WY16 THO
Journal articles
All articles are accessible using your NHS OpenAthens username unless stated.
Nursing Standard revalidation series
- Middleton, L. and Llewellyn, D. (2016) How to prepare for revalidation. Nursing Standard. 30 (42), 42-44
- Middleton, L. and Llewellyn, D. (2016) How to record and evidence practice hours for revalidation. Nursing Standard. 30 (43), 42-46
- Middleton, L. and Llewellyn, D. (2016) How to record and evidence continuing professional development for revalidation. Nursing Standard. 30 (44), 42-46
- Middleton, L. and Llewellyn, D. (2016) How to record and evidence practice-related feedback for revalidation. Nursing Standard. 30 (45), 42-45
- Middleton, L. and Llewellyn, D. (2016) How to write a reflective account for revalidation. Nursing Standard. 30 (46), 42-44
- Middleton, L. and Llewellyn, D. (2016) How to engage in a reflective discussion for revalidation. Nursing Standard. 30 (47), 42-45
- Middleton, L. and Llewellyn, D. (2016) How to obtain confirmation for revalidation. Nursing Standard. 30 (48), 42-44
- Middleton, L. and Llewellyn, D. (2016) How to submit your revalidation application. Nursing Standard. 30 (49), 40-43
Pharmacy Magazine revalidation series
- Fowells, A. (2018) Reflections on revalidation: part one. Pharmacy Magazine (Freely accessible)
- Fowells, A. (2018) Reflections on revalidation: part two. Pharmacy Magazine (Freely accessible)
- Fowells, A (2018) Reflections on revalidation: part three. Training Matters Magazine (Freely accessible)
- Fowells, A (2018) Reflections on revalidation: part four. Training Matters Magazine (Freely accessible)
- Fowells, A (2018) Reflections on revalidation: part five. Pharmacy Magazine (Freely accessible)
- Fowells, A (2018) Reflections on revalidation: part six. Pharmacy Magazine (Freely accessible)
- Fowells, A (2018) Reflections on revalidation: part seven. Pharmacy Magazine (Freely accessible)
Other articles (Nursing and Midwifery)
- Collins, G., Brown, J., Henshaw, L. and Whitehead, B. (2015) Using Reflection on Reading for Revalidation. Nursing Times. 111 (23-24), 14-16
- Cope, V. and Murray, M. (2018) Use of professional portfolios in nursing. Nursing Standard. 32 (30), 55-63
- Driscoll, J., Stacey, G., Harrison-Dening, K. et al (2019) Enhancing the quality of clinical supervision in nursing practice. Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2019.e11228
- Foster, D. (2014) Midwifery revalidation. British Jounral of Midwifery. 22 (12), 844-846
- Jolly, S., Hyatt, S., Dadge, J et al (2017) Using mentorship activities to assist nurses and midwives with their revalidation requirements. Nursing Standard. 31 (20), 45-52
- May, R. (2016) Top tips for reflection. Nursing Standard. 30 (45), 27
- McCallum, J., Duffy, K. and McGuinness, C. (2016) Mentorship practice and revalidation. Nursing Standard. 30 (42), 56-63
- Munro, A. (2015) Revalidation: taking away the fear factor. Journal of Community Nursing. 29 (4), 21-23
- Oates, J. (2016) Becoming a learning professional. Community Practitioner, 89 (1). 16-17
- Price, B. (2017) Improving nurses’ level of reflection. Nursing Standard. 32 (1), 52-63
Other articles (Pharmacy)
- Pharmacy Magazine (2018) Getting to grips with revalidation – an essential guide (Freely accessible)
- Dowdall, M (2018) Revalidation: How to use planned and unplanned learning entries to record CPD. Pharmaceutical Journal, 300 (7912)
- Pharmaceutical Journal (2018) Are you revalidation ready?. Pharmaceutical Journal, 300 (7912)
- Dowdall, M., Leeson, N. and Knights, C. (2018) How to use the new ‘RPS MyCPD’ app for pharmacy revalidation. Pharmaceutical Journal, 300 (7912)
- Gidley, S (2018) Top Tips for Revalidation. Pharmacy Magazine (Freely accessible)
Other articles (Medicine)
- Hussain, S (2016) 10 ways to lift the burden of revalidation. Pulse (Free access to GMC registered doctors)
- Furmedge, D., Griffin, A., O’Keeffe, C. et al (2016) Paper trials: a qualitative study exploring the place of portfolios in making revalidation recommendations for Responsible Officers. BMC Medical Education, 16 (66). (Freely accessible)
Useful links
Online learning
- e-Learning for Healthcare Module - NMC Revalidation (log in with your OpenAthens username)
- BMJ Learning Modules (log in with your OpenAthens username)
Revalidation for Nurses & Midwives
Getting the most out of your appraisal
Developing an effective Personal Development Plan
Quality improvement activity for appraisal and revalidation
Challenge in appraisal
Calibrating supporting information in medical appraisal
Tips for appraisers
Revalidation in secondary care
Revalidation: a guide for appraisers
Professional Bodies
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
NMC Revalidation
Forms and Templates
How to Revalidate (pdf)
The Code (pdf) - General Medical Council
GMC Revalidation
What is Revalidation?
GMC Guidance for Doctors: requirements for revalidation (pdf)
GMC Guidance on supporting information for appraisal and revalidation (pdf) - General Pharmaceutical Council
Revalidation for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
Revalidation resources for pharmacy professionals
GPhC Revalidation framework (pdf)
GPhC Example records for revalidation for pharmacy professionals (pdf)
Login to your professional licensing body to find out your renewal date, update your details and pay your fees:
Other links
- Royal College of Nursing – Revalidation
- Royal College of Midwives – Revalidation
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society - Revalidation
- British Medical Association - Revalidation
- Royal College of Physicians - Revalidation FAQs
- NHS England - Medicine Revalidation
- Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Trust – Nursing and Midwifery Revalidation
If you are currently on a Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust computer, you can access the Trust’s revalidation page on the Intranet. - Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust – Postgraduate Education (including revalidation)
If you are currently on an Imperial College NHS Trust computer you can access the Trust’s revalidation page on The Source. - Central and North West London NHS Trust – Nurse Revalidation
- Medical Revalidation - A Guide for Patients
- NHS Employers – Revalidation (Nurses and Midwives)
- NHS Employers – Revalidation (Pharmacists)