GPs want revalidation compromise.

As they await publication of the CMO's report, GPs tell Joe Lepper what they would like it to say about revalidation.

With the release this month of CMO Sir Liam Donaldson's report into medical regulation GPs will be a step closer to finding out what system of revalidation will be placed on them.

The report, which follows Dame Janet Smith's inquiry into the case of Harold Shipman, has a wide remit, looking at the future role of the GMC and its constitution, as well as clinical governance, whistle blowing and revalidation of GPs.

GPs, such as GMC member Dr Krishna Korlipara, are optimistic that the CMO will not force a 'draconian checks-and-balances system on GPs', as many had feared. …