Revalidation and Quality 

Quality Management

Supporting Quality and Consistency across Wales  

We work with a wide range of stakeholders to provide guidance, support and drive continuous improvement in medical appraisal and revalidation across Wales. 

  • Leading national collaboration 

We lead and contribute to, all Wales groups that oversee and support medical revalidation. These groups help to ensure a consistent approach to policies, guidance and quality improvement. 

  • Driving quality assurance and improvement 

We lead a programme of quality management activities, including Revalidation Quality Assurance Reviews of all designated bodies in Wales. These reviews provide assurance to the Chief Medical Officer that appraisal and revalidation systems are continuously developing to meet, and wherever possible, exceed defined quality standards. We also undertake quality improvement work to explore new approaches, provide recommendations, and support the ongoing enhancement of appraisal and revalidation systems. The findings from this work inform an all-Wales action plan for continuous improvement.   

  • Supporting appraisers through training and development 

We deliver a programme of training events and resources for appraisers. This includes the annual Appraisal Quality Assurance (AQA) exercise, which quality assures appraisal summary outputs across primary and secondary care settings while providing valuable learning and development opportunities. 

  • Encouraging networking and shared learning  

The AQA event brings appraisers together to share good practice, develop appraisal skills, and learn from colleagues across Wales. The event also helps identify themes, trends, and opportunities to improve the quality of appraisal summary outputs. 

  • Managing the Revalidation in Wales website 

We manage the Revalidation in Wales website on behalf of Welsh Government. The website provides guidance, resources, and information to provide a consistent approach to appraisal and revalidation across Wales. 

For any queries relating to the above, please contact the RSU on HEIW.RSURevQA@Wales.nhs.uk