Statements, declarations and mandatory training

I declare that I accept the professional obligations on me in Good medical practice in relation to probity, including the statutory obligation on me to ensure that I have adequate professional indemnity for all my professional roles and the professional obligation on me to manage my interests appropriately.

If you disagree with this statement, you’ll need to explain why. *Note there is some variation to this statement across the four nations.

In relation to suspensions, restrictions on practice or being subject to an investigation of any kind since my last appraisal, I have something to declare. If you have been suspended from any medical post, have restrictions placed on your practice or are currently under investigation by the GMC or any other body since your last appraisal, please include a brief commentary here. 

You will be able to describe and discuss it in more detail with your appraiser.

Have you been requested to bring specific information to your appraisal by your organisation or responsible officer?  

Your responsible officer may occasionally want to ensure certain items of supporting information are included in your portfolio and discussed at your appraisal meeting. This could be to address specific development needs or provide collated organisational information so that you don’t need to collect it yourself.  

If you have been asked to bring something specific, you’ll need to include a brief description of it in your supporting information – and attach it with documented reflection if appropriate – and then discuss it in more detail with your appraiser at the meeting. Your responsible officer might check the appraisal summary to make sure it has been appropriately reflected on and discussed.

It is not a GMC requirement of your appraisal for revalidation for you to include supporting information about most mandatory training. However, you should be aware of your professional training needs for safe practice such as remaining up to date with your local safeguarding procedures. In addition, the updated Good medical practice 2024 makes explicit the responsibility for every doctor to be able to respond in emergencies and be aware of safeguarding and how to recognise and respond when a concern is identified about a child or vulnerable adult.

Your employer or partnership will have mandatory training requirements for them to fulfil legislative or contractual requirements. Make yourself aware of these so you know what is expected of you and keep them up to date throughout the year.