Get ready for revalidation in pharmacy

摘要

Often described as a regular "MOT" for health professionals, revalidation has so far attracted surprisingly little attention in pharmacy. That is about to change, however, because the concept is taking centre stage in ongoing reforms of professional regulation in the UK. Revalidation holds promise, in fact, to be the biggest innovation in the regulation of the profession for a generation. When the General Pharmaceutical Council is established in 2010, it is likely to introduce, within a couple of years, a system for periodic assessment of registrants' fitness to practise.