Much advice and guidance about discharging patients to care homes has been issued in a short space of time. We have produced this summary to help our members and their hospitals assist their patients and care services.

This document is designed to facilitate the process of information gathering and prepare physicians for appraisal.

These frequently asked questions (FAQs) refer to – and build on – guidance and advice from the GMC and other relevant professional bodies. Our responses are also based on queries that we currently receive from physicians about revalidation.

The RCP has produced resource guides for individual physician specialties that will help with collecting relevant supporting information for appraisal and revalidation.

The RCP has developed a personal clinical audit tool (p-CAT) to guide doctors through the audit process for revalidation.

The RCP has developed validated colleague and patient feedback questionnaires that have been tested across different specialties and are available to download.

The RCP provides CPD guidance for physicians, and an enhanced CPD diary that helps doctors to meet the requirements for revalidation.

The RCP has produced guidance for physicians on the supporting information required for appraisal and revalidation.