Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 008-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from your NHS Trust about appraisal and revalidation process and resources for your medical staff. Please may you provide me with:
1. How many consultant doctors do you appraise and revalidate?
Our response:
65
You asked;
2. How many non-consultant doctors do you appraise and revalidate?
Our response:
29
You asked:
3. How many trained appraisers do you have?
Our response:
18
You asked:
4. How many Programmed Activities are paid per appraiser for fulfilling this function (if any)?
Our response:
0
You asked:
5. How many appraisals per year are appraisers expected to complete?
Our response:
A minimum of 5 appraisals in any 2 year period
You asked:
6. How many Programmed Activities are paid for an appraisal/revalidation lead role (if any)?
Our response:
0
You asked:
7. Which appraisal support software do you use (e.g. Allocate, Zircadian, L2P, Equiniti, Clarity, FourteenFish etc)?
Our response:
SARD
You asked:
8. Which revalidation support software do you use, if different from the appraisal software?
Our response:
SARD
You asked:
9. How many whole-time equivalent posts, and at what banding levels, do you employ in medical staffing/HR/other relevant departments to support the medical appraisal and revalidation processes in your Trust?
Our response:
0.8 WTE Revalidation Officer Band 6 and 1.4 WTE revalidation assistants Band 4
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.