Acknowledgements viAbbreviations vii Chapter 1:  An introduction 1 Chapter 2:  Regulation in health - a brief history 5 Chapter 3:  A history of the current framework 21 Chapter 4:  Revalidation - the role of the appraiser, Responsible Officer and Designated Bodies 47 Chapter 5:  Revalidation – the role of the appraisee 73 Chapter 6: Examples of reflections across all GMC Domains 105 Chapter 7: The future of medical revalidation in the United Kingdom 133 Index 147

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